National Register of Historic Places

Vaucluse

Bridgetown, Northampton County, Virginia
Listed
September 14, 1970
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
70000814

About this property

Vaucluse is a historic plantation house located near Bridgetown, Northampton County, Virginia. Vaucluse was placed on the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1969 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Diarist William Byrd wrote of an early owner, attorney Andrew Hamilton, that he has "bad character and he got the estate nobody knows how". In 1812 it was acquired by Richmond attorney and delegate and later Navy Secretary and Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur (1790–1844) who died in the USS Princeton disaster of 1844. His brother U.S. Navy Commander George P. Upshur (1799–1852), owned nearby Caserta from 1836 to 1847. Descendants of Littleton Upshur and Arthur Upshur IV reacquired it in 1984. The complex, two-story, ell-shaped brick and frame structure features a gable roof. Attached to the house is a 1+1⁄2-story quarter kitchen with brick ends. The house's brickended section was built about 1784, and an addition added in 1829. During restoration and removal of a baseboard, a note names the painter as Angelo A. Townsend.The annex connecting the house with the old kitchen was probably added in 1889. Vaucluse, State Route 619, Bridgetown, Northampton County, VA 2 photos at Historic American Buildings Survey

Location

Bridgetown, Northampton County, Virginia
37.43095, -75.97897

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Sources

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When was Vaucluse listed on the National Register?

Vaucluse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 14, 1970.

What type of historic resource is Vaucluse?

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

What is the period of significance for Vaucluse?

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

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