Pleasant Grove (Palmyra, Virginia)
Appearance
Pleasant Grove | |
Location | Thomas Jefferson Pkwy, Virginia 53, near Palmyra, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°52′27″N 78°17′32″W / 37.87417°N 78.29222°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1854 |
Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 04000843[1] |
VLR No. | 032-0079 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 12, 2004 |
Designated VLR | June 16, 2004[2] |
Pleasant Grove, also known as Laura Ann Farm and Oakworld, is a historic home located near Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia. It was built in 1854, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling with a low hipped roof. The house has a 1+1⁄2-story, shed roofed, frame lean-to addition. It features a four-bay pedimented front porch, a mousetooth cornice, architrave moldings, and a delicate stair with paneled spandrel. Also on the property are the contributing outdoor kitchen, smokehouse, and Haden family cemetery. Fluvanna County acquired the property in December 1994.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Ellen Miyagawa (January 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pleasant Grove" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
External links
[edit]- Pleasant Grove - County of Fluvanna
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1854
- Houses in Fluvanna County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Fluvanna County, Virginia
- Museums in Fluvanna County, Virginia
- Historic house museums in Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Central Virginia geography stubs