Point of Rocks (Chester, Virginia)

Point of Rocks is a historic plantation house located near Chester, Chesterfield County, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a one-story, three-bay, double pile dwelling with weatherboard siding and a low-pitched hipped standing seam metal roof in the Greek Revival style. Also on the property is a contributing garage. The property was the location of a Union military observation point and headquarters for General Benjamin F. Butler and hospital established in 1864 during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign of the American Civil War.

Point of Rocks
Property entrance
Location1005 Point of Rocks Rd., Chester, Virginia
Coordinates37°19′18″N 77°20′17″W
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1840 (1840)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.05000134
VLR No.020-0123
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 10, 2005
Designated VLRDecember 6, 2004

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

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