Hawkwood (Gordonsville, Virginia)
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Hawkwood is an Italianate-villa style country house near Gordonsville, Virginia
. The house was designed by architect Alexander Jackson Davis
of New York in 1851 for Richard Overton Morris of the locally prominent Morris family, and was completed in 1855. The house, which has also been described as in the Italian Villa style, is one of only two Davis designs in that style which have not been substantially altered.
The house is constructed of stuccoed brick, dominated by a projecting two-story pavilion with one-story hipped-roof wings on either side. The south wing has an arcade on three sides, and features a picturesque three-story tower capped by a hipped roof. The main entry hall is octagonal. Interiors were sparsely detailed. Landscaping is informal, complementing the house and its hilltop site. A nearby overseer's house is complementary, in a wood-frame cottage style.
The house was gutted by fire in 1982, which left the walls and tower standing. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
on September 17, 1970. It is included in the Green Springs National Historic Landmark District
, which encompasses much of the surrounding countryside.
Gordonsville, Virginia
Gordonsville is a town in Louisa and Orange counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 1,496 at the 2010 census.-History:Nathaniel Gordon purchased in 1787 and in 1794, or possibly earlier, applied for and was granted a license to operate a tavern...
. The house was designed by architect Alexander Jackson Davis
Alexander Jackson Davis
Alexander Jackson Davis, or A. J. Davis , was one of the most successful and influential American architects of his generation, in particular his association with the Gothic Revival style....
of New York in 1851 for Richard Overton Morris of the locally prominent Morris family, and was completed in 1855. The house, which has also been described as in the Italian Villa style, is one of only two Davis designs in that style which have not been substantially altered.
The house is constructed of stuccoed brick, dominated by a projecting two-story pavilion with one-story hipped-roof wings on either side. The south wing has an arcade on three sides, and features a picturesque three-story tower capped by a hipped roof. The main entry hall is octagonal. Interiors were sparsely detailed. Landscaping is informal, complementing the house and its hilltop site. A nearby overseer's house is complementary, in a wood-frame cottage style.
The house was gutted by fire in 1982, which left the walls and tower standing. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on September 17, 1970. It is included in the Green Springs National Historic Landmark District
Green Springs National Historic Landmark District
Green Springs National Historic Landmark District is a national historic district in Louisa County, Virginia noted for its concentration of fine rural manor houses and related buildings in an intact agricultural landscape...
, which encompasses much of the surrounding countryside.
External links
- Hawkwood at the Green Springs National Historic Landmark District (NPS)
- Hawkwood, Route 15, Gordonsville vicinity, Louisa, VA at the Historic American Building Survey (HABS)
- Hawkwood, Dependency No. 1, Route 15, Gordonsville vicinity, Louisa, VA at HABS
- Hawkwood, Dependency No. 2, Route 15, Gordonsville vicinity, Louisa, VA at HABS
- Hawkwood, Dependency No. 3, Route 15, Gordonsville vicinity, Louisa, VA at HABS
- Hawkwood, Dependency No. 4, Route 15, Gordonsville vicinity, Louisa, VA at HABS
- Hawkwood, Log Cabin, Route 15, Gordonsville vicinity, Louisa, VA at HABS
- Hawkwood, Manager's House, Route 15, Gordonsville vicinity, Louisa, VA at HABS