Virginia Department of Historic Resources Virginia Department of Historic Resources
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VLR Listing Date 12/01/2004
NRHP Listing Date 03/10/2005
DHR's Virginia Board of Historic Resources easement
NRHP Reference Number 05000134
Point of Rocks in southern Chesterfield County takes its name from a nearby 60-foot-high sandstone cliff projecting into the Port Walthall Channel of the Appomattox River. The house was built circa 1840 and is a well-preserved, unique one-story dwelling on a stone foundation. The property served as an excellent observation point during the Civil War for the Union Army’s General Benjamin F. Butler and also was the site of a hospital constructed for Union troops.
Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
Updated: January 28, 2022
