Hesse (Blakes, Virginia)

Hesse
Property entrance
LocationEast of Cobbs Creek off VA 631, near Blakes, Virginia
Coordinates37°30′50″N 76°22′03″W / 37.51389°N 76.36750°W / 37.51389; -76.36750
Area150 acres (61 ha)
Builtc. 1725 (1725)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.74002137
VLR No.057-0007
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 12, 1974
Designated VLRNovember 20, 1973

Hesse is a historic plantation house located near Blakes, Mathews County, Virginia. It was built about 1725, and is a five-bay, two-story Georgian style brick dwelling. It has a single-pile plan and is topped by a gable roof. A modern five-bay flanking south wing was built in 1952.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.