Beaumont is a historic home located near Michaux, Powhatan County, Virginia. It consists of a two-story, five-bay, central-passage frame structure built in 1811, with a two-story rear brick addition built about 1839. The front facade features a two-tier portico. The main block has a gable roof and exterior end chimneys. The property was acquired in 1937 by "Beaumont Farms" as a reform school for boys. The property is under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Department of Corrections and serves as the Beaumont Learning Center.[3]
Beaumont | |
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| Location | VA 313, near Michaux, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°40′4″N 77°54′46″W / 37.66778°N 77.91278°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1811, c. 1839 |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000571[1] |
| VLR No. | 072-0095 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 2, 1987 |
| Designated VLR | June 17, 1986[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Division of Historic Landmarks Staff (1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Beaumont" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo