Cedar Point near Goochland in Goochland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Lock-Keeper's House
1803 Cedar Point Road
Lock-Keeper's
House
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1836
The Lock-Keeper's House
has been registered a
Virginia
Historic
Landmark
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission
Act of 1966
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.
Location. 37° 41.477′ N, 77° 54.535′ W. Marker is near Goochland, Virginia, in Goochland County. It is in Cedar Point. It is on Cedar Point Road (Route 630) 0.7 miles south of River Road West (Virginia Route 6), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1803 Cedar Point Road, Goochland VA 23063, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Freedom of Choice (approx. 1.2 miles away); Goochland County Courthouse (approx. 1.4 miles away); Goochland Courthouse (approx. 1.4 miles away); Goochland's Courthouse Square (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named Goochland County Courthouse
this page online
Also see . . . Lock-Keeper's House Nomination Form.
Excerpt from the nomination form about the building:
The Lock-Keeper's House is a two-story frame structure resting on a stone foundation of whitewashed, rough-faced, uncoursed ashlar. The house is set against a steep slope causing the basement level on the river side to be fully above grade. While the frame upper stories have a 16'4" x 32' single-pile plan, the foundation projects on the river side to give the basement a 24'2" x 32' double-pile plan, The platform thusly created at the first floor level on the river front is covered by a shed roof porch which extends the length of the building. This porch probably replaces at least one earlier one as the turned posts are in the style of the 1890's.(Submitted on July 10, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 559 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
