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Trenton (Cumberland, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°31′45″N 78°17′7″W / 37.52917°N 78.28528°W / 37.52917; -78.28528
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Trenton
The house, seen in April 2017
Trenton (Cumberland, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Trenton (Cumberland, Virginia)
Trenton (Cumberland, Virginia) is located in the United States
Trenton (Cumberland, Virginia)
Location751 Oak Hill Rd., Cumberland, Virginia
Coordinates37°31′45″N 78°17′7″W / 37.52917°N 78.28528°W / 37.52917; -78.28528
Area13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built1829
Architectural styleFederal, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.05000765 [1]
VLR No.024-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 2005
Designated VLRJune 1, 2005[2]

Trenton, also known as the "Brick House," is a historic plantation home located near Cumberland, Cumberland County, Virginia. It was built about 1829, and is a 2+12-story, brick dwelling with a center-passage, double-pile floor plan, in the Federal style. It has transitional elements of the Early Classical Revival style. A one-story, shed roofed addition was built about 1960. Also on the property are a contributing stable (c. 1930), brick shed/smokehouse, (c. 1930), grading building (c. 1950), and family cemetery. In 1936, the property was acquired by the Resettlement Administration and conveyed by deed to the Department of Conservation and Economic Development in 1954. Since then, it was used as the State Forest superintendent's home for the Cumberland State Forest until 1990.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Debra A. McClane (May 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Trenton" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos