| Greenfield | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Virginia Landmarks Register | |
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| Location | E of Charlotte Court House on VA 656, near Charlotte Court House, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°4′1″N 78°35′2″W / 37.06694°N 78.58389°W / 37.06694; -78.58389 |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | 1771 (1771) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002000 |
| VLR No. | 019-0008 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 2, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | October 17, 1972 |
Greenfield is a historic plantation house located near Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia. It was built in 1771 as the main residence of Isaac Read (1739–1777), a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. It is a frame dwelling consisting of a five-bay, single-pile, two-story main section flanked by two-bay one-story wings. It is topped by a shallow gable roof and the rear elevation features a full-width shed roof gallery.
One of its former owners was Thomas Jackson Charlton IV, a physician from Savannah, Georgia. He inherited it from his mother-in-law.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greenfield" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photos
- "Obituary". The Charlotte Gazette. March 10, 1955.
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