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Hesse (Blakes, Virginia)

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Built
  
c. 1725 (1725)

VLR #
  
057-0007

Area
  
61 ha

Added to NRHP
  
12 February 1974

NRHP Reference #
  
74002137

Designated VLR
  
November 20, 1973

Architectural style
  
Georgian architecture

Hesse (Blakes, Virginia)

Location
  
East of Cobbs Creek off VA 631, near Blakes, Virginia

Hesse is a historic plantation house located near Blakes, Mathews County, Virginia. It was built about 1725, and is a five-bay, two-story Georgian style brick dwelling. It has a single-pile plan and is topped by a gable roof. A modern five-bay flanking south wing was built in 1952.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

References

Hesse (Blakes, Virginia) Wikipedia