The Schofield House

The Schofield House stood north of Midlothian Turnpike, State Route 60, in northwestern Chesterfield County and had been owned from its construction in 1914 by members of the Watkins family. This branch 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. Established at Laurel Grove, the nursery was the Richmond area's first large-scale plant nursery. John B. Watkins, Sr.'s business flourished and expanded into general farming and dairying. On the property associated with Schofield (020-0235), Benjamin C. Watkins operated a general farm that was later converted to Watkins Nursery, which functioned until the late twentieth century.

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