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Our tour starts in the quaint village of Kinsale,
sweeping through Westmoreland County to Montross,
the county seat. Five homes are featured that,
whether sitting on the river’s edge, on an
ancient trail, or as a working farm, reflect the
rich heritage and natural resources of the
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A grand 1992 Classical
Revival-style mansion,
Horn Point
stands on a historic point of
Northern Neck land jutting into
the Yeocomico River. The
center-hall layout of this
Virginia vernacular house, with
hipped roof and balanced wings,
features a two-story entrance
hall with a curved heart-pine
stair leading to the
double-entry porch with a
classical pediment roof. On the
east façade, a double-galleried
porch with full-height,
Tuscan-order columns offers
river vistas from the main and
upper levels as well as from the
English basement. The den
features heart-pine paneling and
casework, and all doors are
raised-panel, re-milled antique
pine, all hand-joined Mr. and
Mrs. Ronald William Bevans,
owners. Jr.
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Pleasant
a charming three-story frame house,
is an intricate example of Late
Victorian residential architecture.
Its clapboard siding was cut from
local cypress, and an array of
colors accents the detailing. Built
in the Queen Anne style, Mount
Pleasant features a steeply pitched
gabled roof with many dormers, four
brick chimneys, and a sweeping
verandah. Within the woodland
setting are three dependences: a
carriage house, smokehouse and well
house.
The interior of the residence,
filled with period furniture, offers
a rare glimpse of the Gilded Age.
Mount Pleasant retains much of its
original woodwork and cast-iron
hardware. The central staircase of
walnut and chestnut soars to the
third floor where the ceiling fitted
with a leaded stained-glass
skylight. This is a Virginia
Landmark. Mr. and Mrs. William T.
Carden, owners.
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King
Copsico
farm was once part of a larger tract
patented in 1658. The farm, which
retains its Native American name,
consists of cultivated fields,
timberland and a 30-acre saltwater
pond. The first portion of the
dwelling was constructed in 1939 as
a summer cottage. Three additions,
one in 1968, another in 1999, and
the most recent in 2006, have
transformed the small original house
into a spacious and livable
residence with a fine collection of
American and English antiques
acquired by the owners and inherited
from their parents. Noteworthy are
the matching 18th century American
Queen Anne lowboy in the front hall
and highboy in the living room. The
Chinese Chippendale armchair in the
living room came from nearby Mount
Airy.
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The 18th century corner chair, also in
the living room, is a rare Virginia
piece. Last year’s addition includes a
large master bedroom and bath. Terraces
adjacent to the 1968 and 1999 additions
are connected by a brick walkway that
borders a small garden. King Copisco
has been designated as a Century Farm.
The Honorable and Mrs. W. Tayloe Murphy,
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Locust Farm. . .
Large pecan trees, English boxwood
and crape myrtles surround this
classic Virginia farmhouse.
Lieutenant James P. Jenkins II
purchased the extensive tract of
land at the close of the Civil War.
His descendant James P. Jenkins III
built Locust Farm in 1910. It has
been home to the Jenkins family
since then, with the current owners
in residence since 1999. Locust
Farm has been designated a Century
Farm. Family antiques, fine
porcelains, treasured books and
family portraits join with Windsor
chairs and benches handcrafted by
the owner to create a warm welcome.
Throughout the house are the
original, wide heart-pine flooring,
solid cherry doors and stately
moldings. Antique wood-making tools
are featured in many rooms.
Outside, the restored smoke house,
which survives from the mid-1800s,
serves as a turning shed to create
the legs and stretchers used in the
making of Windsor chairs by the
owner. Other outbuildings house
farm equipment, antique tractors,
old carriages and other furniture
making tools. Locust Farm is open
for the first time for Historic
Garden Week. Mr. & Mrs. William D.
Jenkins, owners.
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2006 - 2012, rivahresearch.com
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Greenfield
...named
for the sweeping field of native
grasses and wildflowers in front of
the house, was built by local
artisan Harold Hale in 1949. The
house, which is designed for
comfortable living, is sited on the
shore of Nomini Creek, a tributary
of the Potomac River.
A shaded brick path invites visitors
to the Chippendale-railed porch
entrance, where a marvelous view of
the creek and dock can be seen
through the living room. The
Florida room, cheerful and airy,
stretches across the back of the
house where the family enjoys
breezes from the water and glorious
sunsets. An in-law suite, added in
1960, then remodeled into a
well-disguised laundry area and two
spacious bedrooms with baths by the
current homeowners. Quaint guest
quarters nestled in loblolly pines
were added in the summer of 2006.
Open for the first time by Mr. and
Mrs. Douglas E. Quarles, Jr.
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Garden Tour 2007
Westmoreland
County
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