Cedar Grove (Halifax County, Virginia)
Cedar Grove | |
 House and office building | |
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| Location | 1083 Blanes Mill Rd., rural Halifax County, Virginia north of Alton |
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| Coordinates | 36°36′37″N 78°59′31″W / 36.61028°N 78.99194°W |
| Area | 91 acres (37 ha) |
| Built | 1775 |
| Architectural style | Federal; Greek Revival; Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001511[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 28, 2017 |
Cedar Grove is a historic farm property at 1083 Blanes Mill Road in rural southern Halifax County, Virginia, north of Alton. The farm's main house is a two-story frame structure, estimated to have been built about 1775 but also altered several times in the 19th century. Its interior has a combination of Federal and Greek Revival features, and the domestic outbuildings of the property include an office with Greek and Gothic Revival features, and a small family cemetery. The house is believed to be one of the oldest surviving buildings in the county.[2]
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Draft NRHP nomination for Cedar Grove" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Greek Revival architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1775
- Houses in Halifax County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Halifax County, Virginia
- Historic districts in Virginia
- Southern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs