Blundon Corner, Virginia
Blundon Corner is a populated place and locale in Northumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located at the intersection of VA-695 and VA-640. It appears as a location on Virginia DOT county maps.[1] The road to Edwardsville was constructed in the 1910s.[2]
Blundon's Corner is the site of "Arcadia", the Blundon family home. The first structure on the site was built in 1793 by John Doxey. The current house was built in 1811 with a Greek revival portico.[3] The Blundons purchased it in 1878 when it was known as Pleasant View and expanded it substantially in 1890. It was the family home into the late 1940s, but then fell into disrepair, before being rescued in the 1970s.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
References[edit]
- ↑ Northumberland County map, Virginia DOT (2016)
- ↑ Annual Report of the State Highway Commissioner, p. 14 (1917)
- ↑ Hall, Dana (2020), "Architectural Influences in Northumberland County: The Double Portico of Palladio Interpreted by the Hardings and Other Families in the Greek Revival Style" (PDF), Architecture, Preservation Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula
- ↑ (6 June 1985). Old Blundon Home Tour is Planned, Rappahannock Record
- ↑ (27 June 1985). Arcadia Tours on Saturday, Rappanhanock Record
- ↑ (24 November 1993). 200 year old Arcadia featured on Hour Tour, Rappahannock Record
- ↑ (13 April 1997). HISTORIC GARDEN WEEK: NORTHERN NECK TOUR OF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Daily Press
- ↑ Hall, Dana (2013), "Et in Arcadia Ego: The Old Blundon House and Its Living Legacy", Bulletin of the Northumberland County Historical Society, Northumberland County Historical Society, 50: 53–67
- ↑ Hall, Dana (2012), "Henry Blundon of 'Cherry Plain' And His Sons, Robert H. of 'Arcadia' and William of Reedville: 1865-1936", Bulletin of the Northumberland County Historical Society, Northumberland County Historical Society, 49: 44–52
Coordinates: 37°53′32″N 76°21′48″W / 37.89222°N 76.36333°W
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