Fairfield

Fairfield (HM1CI)

Location: Gloucester Courthouse, VA 23061 Gloucester County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 20.704', W 76° 31.349'

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Two miles west stood Fairfield, also called Carter's Creek plantation, one of the most distinguished of Virginia's early brick homes. Built about 1694 for Lewis Burwell(ca.1651-1710), the house was a grand T-shaped structure, with distinctive double and triple diagonally set chimney stacks joined at the caps, two separate vaulted cellars, and a large ballroom. The plantation also included a large formal garden, slave quarters, and other buildings necessary to operate a large plantation. The influential Burwell family lived here until about 1787, the house was destroyed by fire about 1897. The Fairfield site was listed in 1973 on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places.
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HM NumberHM1CI
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Marker NumberNW-22
Year Placed2003
Placed ByDepartment of HIstoric Resources
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Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 5:55pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 365145 N 4134239
Decimal Degrees37.34506667, -76.52248333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 20.704', W 76° 31.349'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 20' 42.24" N, 76° 31' 20.94" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5113 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Gloucester Courthouse VA 23061, US
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