National Register of Historic Places

Lansdowne

Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Listed
February 5, 2013
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
12001270

About this property

Lansdowne, also known as Retreat Farm and Backus House, is a historic home located near Fredericksburg, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The property is very near the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. The original section was built about 1755, and enlarged in the early-19th century and in 1950. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, side gable-roofed, double-pile, wood-framed dwelling. It features tall exterior chimneys. Also on the property are the contributing board-and-batten, side-gabled frame bank barn (1920s), a cinderblock spring house and cinderblock pumphouse with an early pump (c. 1950), the remnants of a mid-19th century historic formal landscape including terracing, and an historic road trace. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Location

4919 Lansdowne Rd.
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
38.25527, -77.47331

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Sources

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When was Lansdowne listed on the National Register?

Lansdowne was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 2013.

What type of historic resource is Lansdowne?

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

What is the period of significance for Lansdowne?

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

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