Townfield (Port Royal, Virginia)
Townfield | |
Townfield, October 2012 | |
| Location | Water St., Port Royal, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°10′12″N 77°11′18″W / 38.17000°N 77.18833°W |
| Area | 5.9 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | c. 1740-1747, 1823, 1857 |
| Built by | Gilchrist, Robert |
| Architectural style | Federal, Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000791 |
| VLR No. | 284-0015 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 29, 1994 |
| Designated VLR | April 20, 1994 |
Townfield, or Robert Gilchrist House, is a historic home located at Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia. The original section was built between 1740 and 1747, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, central passage plan frame dwelling in the Georgian style. It has a gable roof and dining room and a projecting pavilion addition built in 1823. Attached to the original house is a two-story, gable-roofed, Federal hall-and-parlor-plan addition, constructed in 1857 at a right angle to the dining room. This forms the stem of the overall "L" plan. Also on the property is a contributing family cemetery.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It is located in the Port Royal Historic District