National Register of Historic Places

Hockley

Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia
Listed
July 8, 2010
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
10000446

About this property

Hockley, also known as Erin and Cowslip Green, is a historic estate located near Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia. The core of the main house was built about 1840, then added to in 1857, and modified to its present form in 1901 and 1906. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, frame dwelling on a brick foundation. The front facade features two flanking two-story, 12 feet in diameter, octagonal towers, each with original copper finials at the peak. The 60 feet by 32 feet sized main structure has a 24 feet by 18 feet kitchen wing and attached garage. The property includes a contributing archaeological site, barn, two chicken sheds, garage, pump house, well, ice house. It was the home of Fannie Johnson Taliaferro, an early proponent of historic preservation and pioneering member of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA, now Preservation Virginia). It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Location

6640 Ware Neck Rd
Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia
37.40131, -76.46483

Categories

ARCHITECTURECONSERVATIONHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Lowland Cottage
Industrial
0.2 mi
Ware Neck Store and Post Office
Industrial
0.3 mi
Burgh Westra
Industrial
1.4 mi
White Hall
Industrial
2.2 mi
Zion Poplars Baptist Church
Industrial
2.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Gloucester Point — Confederate Batteries (1862)
1862Civil War
2.9 mi

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When was Hockley listed on the National Register?

Hockley was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 8, 2010.

What type of historic resource is Hockley?

Hockley is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Hockley?

The period of significance for Hockley is recorded as the industrial era.

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