Hawkwood (Gordonsville, Virginia)

Hawkwood is an Italianate-villa style country house near Gordonsville, Virginia, United States. It was designed by architect Alexander Jackson Davis of New York in 1851 for Richard Overton Morris of the locally prominent Morris family, and was completed in 1855. The house, which has also been described as being in the Italian Villa style, is one of only two Davis designs in that style which have not been substantially altered.[3]

Hawkwood
Hawkwood after the 1982 fire, HABS photo, 1985
LocationS of Gordonsville off U.S. 15, near Gordonsville, Virginia
Coordinates38°00′56.67″N 78°11′41.67″W
Area404 acres (163 ha)
Built1854
ArchitectDavis, Alexander J.
Architectural styleItalian Villa
NRHP reference No.70000809[1]
VLR No.054-0036
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 1970
Designated VLRSeptember 1, 1970[2]

The house is constructed of stuccoed brick, dominated by a projecting two-story pavilion with one-story hipped-roof wings on either side. The south wing has an arcade on three sides, and features a picturesque three-story tower capped by a hipped roof. The main entry hall is octagonal. Interiors were sparsely detailed. Landscaping is informal, complementing the house and its hilltop site. A nearby overseer's house is complementary, in a wood-frame cottage style.[3]

The house was gutted by fire in 1982, which left the walls and tower standing.[4] It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1970.[1] It is included in the Green Springs National Historic Landmark District, which encompasses much of the surrounding countryside.[5]

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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 16, 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Hawkwood" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  4. "Hawkwood". Journey Through Hallowed Ground. National Park Service.
  5. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Green Springs Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 19 October 2011.

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