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Brown's Ferry
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Brown's Ferry in April 2017. The house appears to have been demolished.
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Location	East of Drakes Corner off VA 684, near Drakes Corner, Virginia
Coordinates	36°36′37″N 77°0′4″W / 36.61028°N 77.00111°W / 36.61028; -77.00111
Area	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built	c. 1815 (1815)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	79003090
VLR No.	087-0120
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 18, 1979
Designated VLR	March 20, 1979

Brown's Ferry, also known as the Mahone House, is a historic home near Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1815, and is a large two-story, five-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a one-story kitchen attached to the rear. The main house has a side gable roof and three interior end chimneys. The interior features notable woodwork and painting. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse, corn crib, and pole barn. It was the birthplace of Confederate General William Mahone (1826–1895).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brown's Ferry" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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