Paxton (Powhatan, Virginia)

Paxton is a historic home located near Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia. It was built about 1819, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal style brick I-house dwelling. It has a 1+1⁄2-story side wing. Also on the property are the contributing brick smokehouse, two small early-19th century one-room-plan frame dwellings, a 19th-century brick and frame icehouse, a late-19th century frame barn, and a family cemetery.^[3]

Paxton
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	3032 Genito Rd., near Powhatan, Virginia
Coordinates	37°27′47″N 77°51′36″W
Area	9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built	1819 (1819)
Architectural style	Federal, I-house
NRHP reference No.	90001987[1]
VLR No.	072-0034
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 28, 1990
Designated VLR	December 12, 1989 [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. Jeff M. O'Dell and John S. Salmon (January 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Paxton" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo