Dixon (Shacklefords, Virginia)

Dixon
Location 402 Limehouse Rd., Shacklefords, Virginia
Coordinates 37°35′07″N 76°47′29″W / 37.58528°N 76.79139°W / 37.58528; -76.79139Coordinates: 37°35′07″N 76°47′29″W / 37.58528°N 76.79139°W / 37.58528; -76.79139
Area 20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built c. 1793 (1793)
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 04001539[1]
VLR # 049-0019
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 20, 2005
Designated VLR December 1, 2004[2]

Dixon, also known as Dixon's Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Shacklefords, King and Queen County, Virginia. It was built about 1793, and is a two-story, five bay, frame house with brick end walls. It has a gambrel roof and sits on a brick foundation. Curving hyphens connect the main house to flanking buildings.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[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 5 June 2013.
  3. Jack Zehmer; Sarah Clarke; Ashley M. Neville (September 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dixon" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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