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Stirling | |
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| Location | County Route 607 at I-95, near Massaponax, Virginia |
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| Area | 13.8 acres (5.6 ha) |
| Built | 1858-1860, 1912 |
| Built by | Holladay, John; Holladay, Tavener W. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000366[1] |
| VLR No. | 088-0066 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 5, 1989 |
| Designated VLR | February 16, 1988[2] |
Stirling, also known as Stirling Plantation, is a historic plantation home located near Massaponax, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It was built between 1858 and 1860, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, brick Greek Revival and Federal dwelling. It measures 56 feet by 36 feet, and has a hipped roof and four interior end chimneys. It sits on a raised basement and features entrance porches added about 1912. Also on the property are the contributing kitchen dependency, smokehouse, family cemetery, and the undisturbed archaeological sites of a weaving house and three slave cabins.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ W. Brown Morton III (January 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Stirling" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Plantations in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Greek Revival architecture in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1860
- Houses in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
- Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs