Built c. 1768 (1768) VLR # 123-0059 Added to NRHP 12 November 1969 | NRHP Reference # 69000344 Area 14 ha | |
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Architectural style Early Republic, Georgian Designated VLR May 13, 1969, December 7, 2005, April 12, 2006 Similar Battersea Foundation, Centre Hill, Centre Hill Mansion, Blandford Church, Splash Down Waterpark | ||
Battersea is a historic home located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was built about 1768, for Colonel John Banister (1734-1788), the first mayor of Petersburg and a signer of the Articles of Confederation. It is a symmetrical five-part Palladian house consisting of a two-story central block topped by a pyramidal roof, one-story wings that act as hyphens, and 1 1/2-story end pavilions. Also on the property are the contributing greenhouse and a kitchen, which may have additionally served as a laundry and servants’ quarter. The property also includes the contributing sites of an 18th-century formal garden and a stable.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
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