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Riverview (Port Royal, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°10′15″N 77°11′17″W / 38.17083°N 77.18806°W / 38.17083; -77.18806
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Riverview
Riverview, October 2012
Riverview (Port Royal, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Riverview (Port Royal, Virginia)
Riverview (Port Royal, Virginia) is located in the United States
Riverview (Port Royal, Virginia)
LocationWater St., Port Royal, Virginia
Coordinates38°10′15″N 77°11′17″W / 38.17083°N 77.18806°W / 38.17083; -77.18806
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Builtc. 1845 (1845)-1846
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.94000792[1]
VLR No.284-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 29, 1994
Designated VLRApril 20, 1994[2]

Riverview, or Lightfoot House, is a historic home located at Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia. It was built about 1845–1846, and is a two-story, five bay frame structure with a double-pile plan in the Greek Revival style. It has a hipped roof and sits on a brick basement. Also on the property is a contributing meathouse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] It is located in the Port Royal Historic District

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Kirk Edwards Ransetta (March 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Riverview" (PDF). and Accompanying photo