Stony Creek Plantation

Stony Creek Plantation, also known as Shell House, is a historic plantation house located at DeWitt, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1750, and is a 1+12-story, three-bay, center-hall plan house with a two-story perpendicular section added in 1872. The house is "T" shaped and features massive brick chimneys.[3]

Stony Creek Plantation
Front and eastern side
Stony Creek Plantation is located in Virginia
Stony Creek Plantation
Stony Creek Plantation is located in the United States
Stony Creek Plantation
LocationVA 624, DeWitt, Virginia
Coordinates37°5′33″N 77°39′31″W
Area25 acres (10 ha)
Builtc. 1750 (1750)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.03000212[1]
VLR No.026-0092
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 11, 2003
Designated VLRDecember 4, 2002[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. John G. Zehmer (August 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Stony Creek Plantation" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying three photos


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