Stirling (Massaponax, Virginia)

Stirling, also known as Stirling Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Massaponax, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. It was built between 1858 and 1860, and is a 2 12-story, five-bay, brick Greek Revival and Federal dwelling. It measures 56 feet by 36 feet, and has a hipped roof and four interior end chimneys. It sits on a raised basement and features entrance porches added about 1912. Also on the property are the contributing kitchen dependency, smokehouse, family cemetery, and the undisturbed archaeological sites of a weaving house and three slave cabins.[3]

Stirling
LocationCounty Route 607 at I-95, near Massaponax, Virginia
Coordinates38°10′51″N 77°30′20″W
Area13.8 acres (5.6 ha)
Built1858 (1858)-1860, 1912
Built byHolladay, John; Holladay, Tavener W.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.89000366[1]
VLR No.088-0066
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 5, 1989
Designated VLRFebruary 16, 1988[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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. W. Brown Morton III (January 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Stirling" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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