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Brown's Ferry (Drakes Corner, Virginia)

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Built
  
c. 1815 (1815)

VLR #
  
087-0120

Area
  
3 ha

Added to NRHP
  
18 June 1979

NRHP Reference #
  
79003090

Designated VLR
  
March 20, 1979

Architectural style
  
Federal architecture

Brown's Ferry (Drakes Corner, Virginia)

Location
  
East of Drakes Corner off VA 684, near Drakes Corner, Virginia

Brown's Ferry, also known as the Mahone House, is a historic home located near Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1815, and is a large two-story, five-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a one-story kitchen attached to the rear. The main house has a side gable roof and three interior end chimneys. The interior features notable woodwork and painting. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse, corn crib, and pole barn. It was the birthplace of Confederate General William Mahone (1826-1895).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

References

Brown's Ferry (Drakes Corner, Virginia) Wikipedia