- Patteson-schutte
The Patteson-Schutte House is a historic house located on the south side of the James River in
Richmond, Virginia . It is likely to be one of the earliest extant buildings within the City of Richmond. It was built sometime between 1725 and 1750 by James Patteson, the overseer of a south side plantation owned byWilliam Byrd III , son ofWilliam Byrd II , the founder of Richmond. It is currently owned byHistoric Richmond Foundation , who purchased the property in March of 2006.Architectural Description
Patteson-Schutte is a 1.5 story Transitional style frame structure with basement. End chimneys, which are slightly off-center, and a steep peaked roof are iconic architectural elements of Southern Colonial vernacular architecture.
A 2006 survey of Patteson-Schutte conducted by Calder Loth, Senior Architectural Historian at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, states, "While not a grand house, it was a residence of the gentry class, a carefully constructed, distinctly Virginia structure worthy of preservation. While originally built as a Chesterfield County planter's residence, today it is among the very few 18th century frame structures within the city limits of Richmond."
Links
* [http://www.historicrichmond.com Historic Richmond]
References
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