Hampstead
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Location | 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the junction of Rtes. 606 and 607, near Tunstall, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°35′56″N 77°07′20″W / 37.59889°N 77.12222°WCoordinates: 37°35′56″N 77°07′20″W / 37.59889°N 77.12222°W |
Area | 1,000 acres (400 ha) |
Built | c. 1825 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP Reference # | 70000812 |
VLR # | 063-0013 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 18, 1970 |
Designated VLR | October 6, 1970 |
Hampstead is a historic plantation house located near Tunstall, New Kent County, Virginia. It was built about 1825, as a two-story, rectangular Federal style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. The front facade features alternating window bays and pilasters and a central two-story pedimented projecting portico. Also located on the property are the contributing ruins of a granary, an 18th-century cottage and an icehouse
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.