National Register of Historic Places

Hobson's Choice

Alberta, Brunswick County, Virginia
Listed
March 17, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80004174

About this property

Hobson's Choice is an historic home located near Alberta, Brunswick County, Virginia. It was built in the Palladian style about 1794 by Dr. Richard Feild for his bride Ann Meade, on land the groom bought from his father-in-law. The Edinburgh educated physician also had considerable knowledge of botany and astronomy, edited The Intelligencer and Petersburg Commercial Advertiser, and three times served as a Presidential elector. Although Feild died in 1829, the plantation stayed in the family until 1870. The one-story brick structure has a central pavilion with flanking wings connected by hyphens in a late-Georgian style. A stone addition was built about 1860, a brick room added in 1947, and a frame enclosed porch about 1953. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Location

Alberta, Brunswick County, Virginia
36.87202, -77.81627

Categories

SCIENCEPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTUREAGRICULTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Hobson's Choice listed on the National Register?

Hobson's Choice was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Hobson's Choice?

Hobson's Choice is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Hobson's Choice?

The period of significance for Hobson's Choice is recorded as the industrial era.

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