Cessford (Eastville, Virginia)

Cessford
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
Cessford, HABS Photo
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Location	16546 Courthouse Rd., Eastville, Virginia
Coordinates	37°20′59″N 75°56′54″W / 37.34972°N 75.94833°W / 37.34972; -75.94833Coordinates: 37°20′59″N 75°56′54″W / 37.34972°N 75.94833°W / 37.34972; -75.94833
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	c. 1801 (1801)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	03001441
VLR #	214-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 16, 2004
Designated VLR	September 10, 2003

Cessford is a historic plantation house located at Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia. It was built about 1801, and is a 2 1/2-story, Federal style brick dwelling with a later two-story brick addition. It has a slate covered gable roof and features central pedimented porches on the north and south facades. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse, quarter kitchen, a utility building, and the original pattern of a garden. During the American Civil War, Brigadier General Henry Hayes Lockwood on July 23, 1862, commandeered the property for his headquarters and remained in residence of the property throughout the war.

The house was named after Cessford, in Scotland, the ancestral home of an early settler.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It is located in the Eastville Historical District.