Midlothian in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Schofield House
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 3, 2021
1. The Schofield House Marker
Inscription.
The Schofield House was located north of Midlothian Turnpike, State Route 60, in northwestern Chesterfield County and had been owned since its construction in 1914 by members of the Watkins family. This portion of the Watkins family moved to Chesterfield County from neighboring Powhatan County in 1883. At that time John B. Watkins, Sr. established Elmwood Nurseries, the parent company of Watkin's Nursery. The nursery, which was established at Laurel Grove, was the Richmond area's first large-scale plant nursery. John B. Watkins, Sr's business flourished, and became involved in general farming and dairying. On the property associated with Schofield (020-0235), Benjamin C. Watkins operated a general farm, which was later converted to Watkins Nursery. The nursery functioned until the late twentieth century.
The Schofield House was located north of Midlothian Turnpike, State Route 60, in northwestern Chesterfield County and had been owned since its construction in 1914 by members of the Watkins family. This portion of the Watkins family moved to Chesterfield County from neighboring Powhatan County in 1883. At that time John B. Watkins, Sr. established Elmwood Nurseries, the parent company of Watkin's Nursery. The nursery, which was established at Laurel Grove, was the Richmond area's first large-scale plant nursery. John B. Watkins, Sr's business flourished, and became involved in general farming and dairying. On the property associated with Schofield (020-0235), Benjamin C. Watkins operated a general farm, which was later converted to Watkins Nursery. The nursery functioned until the late twentieth century.
Location. 37° 30.919′ N, 77° 41.546′ W. Marker is in Midlothian, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. It is on WC Main Street 0.1 miles east
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of WC Commons Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15809 WC Main St, Midlothian VA 23113, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont, in Central Virginia, and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area. 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.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Midlothian Coal Mines (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Adam Margolis, August 9, 2012
3. The Schofield House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 415 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on January 12, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.
