Virginia Department of Historic Resources Virginia Department of Historic Resources
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VLR Listing Date 07/18/1978
NRHP Listing Date 11/17/1978
NRHP Reference Number 78003030
Hewick was the 18th-century seat of the Robinson family. Although long believed to have been constructed in two sections, the Middlesex County house most likely was built as a unit in the mid-18th century for the planter Christopher Robinson III (1705-1768), grandson of Christopher Robinson, colonial councilor and secretary of state, who probably had an earlier house on the Hewick property. In its original form the house was only one-story high with a clipped-gable roof. The roof was changed to a gambrel roof in the early 19th century. Around 1849 the front section was raised to two full stories with a low gable roof. These various changes illustrate the changing needs and tastes in house forms in the region. Hewick is set in a broad, level yard flanked by fields and is approached by a long, tree-lined lane.
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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
Updated: March 30, 2023
