Near Petersburg in Dinwiddie County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Tudor Hall

Tudor Hall Plantation

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

1. Tudor Hall Marker

Inscription. William Boisseau, a tobacco farmer, constructed Tudor Hall around 1812. Originally two rooms wide and one room deep, this style of house was popular in Dinwiddie County during the late 1700s and early 1800s. In the 1850s Joseph G. Boisseau, William’s son, renovated the house. He expanded the east side, created a central hall, and added Greek Revival details inside and out. None of the original furnishings remain, but period antiques adorn the interior. Wallpaper, floor coverings, and color schemes have been reproduced based on paint analysis and popular fashions of the 1860s.

Erected by Pamplin Historical Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.

Location. 37° 10.856′ N, 77° 28.718′ W. Marker is near Petersburg, Virginia, in Dinwiddie County. It can be reached from Duncan Road (Virginia Route 670), on the left when traveling south. Marker is in Pamplin Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Petersburg VA 23803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Southside Virginia,

and specifically in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tudor Hall Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Kitchen and Servants Hall (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Tobacco Barn (within shouting distance of this marker); Kitchen Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); The Big House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Boisseau Family Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); The Plantaton Landscape (within shouting distance of this marker); Tudor Hall Field Quarter (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

More about this marker. The left of the marker contains a photograph of the interior of Tudor Hall. It has a caption of “The furnishings in the parlor suggest the comfortable lifestyle successful farmers enjoyed in the mid-1800s.”

Marker in Pamplin Historical Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

2. Marker in Pamplin Historical Park

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

3. Tudor Hall

This side view of Tudor Hall shows the location of outbuilding such as the kitchen seen on the right.

Inside Tudor Hall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 23, 2007

4. Inside Tudor Hall

This room inside the house is set up to depict civilian occupation during the Civil War.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,542 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 19, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.