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Selwyn (Mechanicsville, Virginia)

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Built
  
c. 1820 (1820)

VLR #
  
042-0137

Area
  
24 ha

NRHP Reference #
  
03000445

Designated VLR
  
March 19, 2003

Added to NRHP
  
22 May 2003

Selwyn (Mechanicsville, Virginia)

Location
  
6279 Powhite Farm Dr., Mechanicsville, Virginia

Architectural styles
  
Greek Revival architecture, Federal architecture

Selwyn is a historic home located near Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia. It was built about 1820 and expanded in the 1850s. It is a large 2 1/2-story, five bay, frame I-house dwelling in a combination of the Federal and Greek Revival styles. The house sits on a brick foundation, has a gable roof with dormers, and exterior end chimneys. Also on the property is a contributing frame dairy.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

References

Selwyn (Mechanicsville, Virginia) Wikipedia