Battersea
Battersea is a historic plantation home located on the Appomattox River at Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1768 for U.S. Founding Father Colonel John Banister, the first mayor of Petersburg, a colonel of cavalry in the Revolutionary War, member of the…- Type: House
- Also known as: “Battersea House”
- Address: VA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Petersburg station and Folly Castle Historic District.
Petersburg station
Railway station
Photo: CZmarlin, Public domain.Folly Castle Historic District
Park
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ettrick and Pocahontas Island.
Ettrick
Village
Pocahontas Island
Neighborhood
Colonial Heights
Town
Battersea
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.22564° or 37° 13′ 32″ north
Longitude
-77.4284° or 77° 25′ 42″ west
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
Open location code
87946HGC+7J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Battersea” goes by many names.
- French: “Battersea”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Battersea and Pembroke.
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