Spring Hill
National Register of Historic Places

Spring Hill

Providence Forge, New Kent County, Virginia
Listed
November 27, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
02001448

About this property

Spring Hill is a historic home located near Providence Forge, Virginia. It was built about 1765, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, five-bay, gable-roofed, timber-frame Federal style dwelling. It has a center-hall plan. An addition was built in 1947. Also on the property is a contributing smokehouse.

Location

11221 Carriage Rd.
Providence Forge, New Kent County, Virginia
37.43467, -76.99609

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 02001448. It was listed on November 27, 2002.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Criss Cross
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5.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Bacon's Rebellion – Battle at Dragon Swamp 1676
1676Colonial
0.5 mi
Second Opechancanough Uprising
1644Colonial
1.3 mi
Long Bridge cavalry engagement
1864Civil War
1.7 mi
Third Anglo-Powhatan War - Opechancanough Attack 1644
1644Colonial
2.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Spring Hill listed on the National Register?

Spring Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Spring Hill?

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

What is the period of significance for Spring Hill?

The period of significance for Spring Hill is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1765.

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