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Keswick Estate
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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1725/00/00 Charles Clarke receives a 1500-acre land grant in the early 1700s. Clarke is married to Marianne Salle, member of one of the areas original Huguenot families.
1766/04/24 Maj John Clarke Born Marianne Salle, wife of Charles Clarke, gives birth to a son, John Clarke, in Keswick, Powhatan, Virginia Colony.
1800/00/00 Maj John Clarke Home Keswick plantation house is built for Maj John Clarke, one of Charles Clarke's four sons. As of Dec 2020, Keswick survives with few modifications and preserves finely detailed woodwork.
1844/05/00 Maj John Clarke Died Maj John Clarke dies. He is buried at "Keswick Farm", Powhatan County, Virginia.

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Particulars for Keswick Estate:
Historic Use Agricultural outbuildings
Area of Significance Agriculture
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Other Description H-shape
Criteria Historic Event
Owner Private
Historic Use Secondary structure
Historic Use Single dwelling
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 74002144
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: Other
Attribute: H-shape
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Architecture, Agriculture, Social history
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1800-1824
Historic Function: Domestic, Agriculture, subsistence
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Agricultural outbuildings, Secondary structure
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling

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