Battersea (Petersburg, Virginia)

Battersea

Battersea, HABS Photo
Location 1289 Upper Appomattox St., Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°13′38″N 77°25′45″W / 37.22722°N 77.42917°W / 37.22722; -77.42917Coordinates: 37°13′38″N 77°25′45″W / 37.22722°N 77.42917°W / 37.22722; -77.42917
Area 35 acres (14 ha)
Built c. 1768 (1768)
Architectural style Early Republic, Georgian
NRHP Reference # 69000344[1]
VLR # 123-0059
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 12, 1969
Designated VLR May 13, 1969, December 7, 2005, April 12, 2006[2]

Battersea is a historic home located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was built about 1768, for Colonel John Banister (1734-1788), the first mayor of Petersburg and a signer of the Articles of Confederation. It is a symmetrical five-part Palladian house consisting of a two-story central block topped by a pyramidal roof, one-story wings that act as hyphens, and 1 1/2-story end pavilions. Also on the property are the contributing greenhouse and a kitchen, which may have additionally served as a laundry and servants’ quarter. The property also includes the contributing sites of an 18th-century formal garden and a stable.[3][4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Battersea" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying three photos
  4. Christopher V. Novelli (March 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Battersea (updated)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

External links

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