springdale is a historic plantation house located near mathews, mathews county, virginia. the original section of the house may date to about 1750. originally the house was a frame georgian style two-story, side-passage gambrel roof dwelling with a brick cellar. a one-story shed addition was added in the late-18th or early-19th century. this section of the house was renovated between about 1774 and 1824. the house was expanded by 1840, with a 2 1/2-story, federal style south wing and 1 1/2-story hyphen connecting the two wings. also on the property is a contributing smokehouse (c. 1774-1825) and archaeological site.