Point of Rocks (Chester, Virginia)

Point of Rocks is a historic plantation house located near Chester, Chesterfield County, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a one-story, three-bay, double pile dwelling with weatherboard siding and a low-pitched hipped standing seam metal roof in the Greek Revival style. Also on the property is a contributing garage. The property was the location of a Union military observation point and headquarters for General Benjamin F. Butler and hospital established in 1864 during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign of the American Civil War.^[3] Union troops of the 2nd United States Colored Cavalry Regiment fought a skirmish against Confederate forces at Point of Rocks on May 23, 1864.^[4]

Point of Rocks
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	1005 Point of Rocks Rd., Chester, Virginia
Coordinates	37°19′18″N 77°20′17″W
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1840 (1840)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	05000134[1]
VLR No.	020-0123
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 10, 2005
Designated VLR	December 6, 2004[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[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. Crystal C. Monroe and Department of Historic Resources Staff (August 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Point of Rocks" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
4. United States War Department (1895). The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Vol. 36 Serial 68. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. p. 195.