Mason-Tillett House

Mason–Tillett House is a historic house in the Valentines community of Brunswick County, Virginia. The property has been known under several names, including Rock Hill, Mason's, Long's Farm, and Brunswick Plantation. These alternate names reflect the property's historical associations and changing identification over time. The principal building dates to approximately 1780. It is a two-story frame house with a T-shaped plan, a form that indicates an substantial domestic structure built during the late eighteenth century. The use of timber framing and the house's rural plantation setting place it within the architectural traditions of historic Virginia residences from that period. The building was enlarged around 1832 with the addition of a one-and-a-half-story section. This alteration created a visible second phase in the property's development and illustrates how historic houses were adapted over time. The exterior is especially distinguished by a two-story porch with a pedimented front. The porch gives the facade a strong formal presence and is among the defining architectural elements associated with the house. The interior contains surviving grained and marbleized woodwork of exceptional interest. These painted finishes imitate the appearance of wood grain and marble, demonstrating period decorative practices and the effort invested in presenting refined interior surfaces. Their survival adds to the significance of the house and helps distinguish it from a merely old or substantially altered frame building. Mason–Tillett House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The listing recognizes the property as a historic architectural resource. The available reference material does not provide detailed information about the families who occupied the house, the property's plantation economy, later ownership, restoration campaigns, or its current management. Accordingly, those aspects are not expanded here.

• 2004

  National Register of Historic Places listing

  [1]Mason–Tillett Houseen.wikipedia.org

  Mason–Tillett House was listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.

• 1832

  Addition to the house

  [1]Mason–Tillett Houseen.wikipedia.org

  A one-and-a-half-story addition was added, creating a later architectural phase in the property's development.

• 1780

  Construction of the main house

  [1]Mason–Tillett Houseen.wikipedia.org

  The principal T-shaped, two-story frame residence was built at approximately this time.

A historic architectural property and National Register-listed heritage site rather than a conventional commercial brand.

1. 1Mason–Tillett Houseen.wikipedia.org