028-0008

Cherry Walk

VLR Listing Date

12/14/1982

NRHP Listing Date

02/10/1983

NRHP Reference Number

83003280
DHR's Virginia Board of Historic Resources easement

The outbuildings, farm buildings, and residence at Cherry Walk in Essex County form an unusually complete Tidewater plantation complex of the middling class, providing a rare, essentially undisturbed picture of a vanished lifestyle. With its gambrel roof, plain interior, and unadorned brick walls, the dwelling house is a characteristic example of late-18th-century eastern Virginia architecture, built ca. 1795 for Carter Croxton whose family had settled there in 1739. The outbuildings include two dairies, a smokehouse, privy, and kitchen. The farm buildings consist of an early frame barn, a plank corncrib, and a late-19th-century blacksmith shop. The buildings, erected over a long span of time, illustrate various rural construction techniques. The entire complex was carefully rehabilitated at the time of the nomination of the farm, including the restoration of the 18th-century garden.  Cherry Walk also contributes to the Millers Tavern Rural Historic District.

Last Updated: January 18, 2024

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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark

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Nomination Form

028-0019

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