Greenfield (Charlotte Court House, Virginia)
Greenfield is a historic plantation house located near Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia. It was built in 1771 as the main residence of Isaac Read (1739–1777), a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. It is a frame dwelling consisting of a five-bay, single-pile, two-story main section flanked by two-bay one-story wings. It is topped by a shallow gable roof and the rear elevation features a full-width shed roof gallery.
One of its former owners was Thomas Jackson Charlton IV, a physician from Savannah, Georgia. He inherited it from his mother-in-law.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greenfield" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photos
- ^ "Obituary". The Charlotte Gazette. March 10, 1955.
