Beechwood

NE of Courtland on VA 643, Beales, Virginia. County/parish: Southampton.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 01, 1979. NRIS 79003088.

2 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Jericho

From Wikipedia:

Beechwood (Beales, Virginia)

Beechwood, also known as Jericho, is a historic home located near Beales, Southampton County, Virginia. The frame dwelling was built in several sections between about 1790 and late-19th centuries. It consists of a two-story, three-bay main block dated to about 1790 with a side-hall, double pile plan. It has a small one-bay wing at the east end; a two-bay, one-cell wing at the west; and a two-story, two-room ell off the west wing. The front facade features a one-story pedimented porch with a dentil cornice and full entablature supported on Tuscan order columns.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683705

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