Eppington
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Eppington | |
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| Location | South of the junction of VA 621 and 602, near Winterpock, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°17′45″N 77°43′37″W / 37.29583°N 77.72694°WCoordinates: 37°17′45″N 77°43′37″W / 37.29583°N 77.72694°W |
| Area | 1,750 acres (710 ha) |
| Built | c. 1768 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP Reference # | 69000230[1] |
| VLR # | 020-0025 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 12, 1969 |
| Designated VLR | September 9, 1969[2] |
Eppington is a historic plantation house located near Winterpock, Chesterfield County, Virginia. It was built about 1768, and consists of a three-bay, 2 1/2-story, central block with hipped roof, dormers, modillioned cornice, and flanking one-story wings in the Georgian style. It has a later two-story rear ell. It features two tall exterior end chimneys which rise from the roof of the wings. Its builder, Francis Eppes, was brother-in-law and first cousin of Martha Jefferson (1748–1782), the wife of Thomas Jefferson. After her death, Eppes and his wife raised Jefferson's two daughters, while their father was Minister to France. One of the daughters, Lucy Elizabeth, died in 1784 and was buried at Eppington. Mary (Polly) Jefferson (1778–1804), married in 1797 her cousin, John Wayles Eppes (1772–1823) and spent much of her time at Eppington.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eppington" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
