Bushfield (Mount Holly, Virginia)

Bushfield, also known as Bushfield Manor, is a historic plantation house located at Mount Holly, Westmoreland County, Virginia. It was built in the 18th century, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick, center-passage, and single-pile dwelling.

Bushfield
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	367 Club House Loop, Mount Holly, Virginia
Coordinates	38°8′0″N 76°42′51″W
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1916 (1916)
Architect	Waddy Butler Wood, Richardson & Burgess, Inc.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	04000053[1]
VLR No.	096-0052
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 11, 2004
Designated VLR	October 5, 2003[2]

Also on the property are a contributing Bungalow-style caretaker's House, barn, silo, and cemetery. Bushfield was the homestead of John Bushrod and John Augustine Washington (1736–1787), brother to George Washington.[3]

Renovation

In 1916, architect Waddy Butler Wood renovated and enlarged the dwelling in the Colonial Revival style. It featured a portico and lantern reflecting the property's association with the family of George Washington.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. Kimble A. David (September 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bushfield" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos