Williston (Orange, Virginia)
Williston | |
 View of Williston, April 2017 | |
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| Location | 13430 Constitution Hwy., Orange, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°14′23″N 78°08′07″W / 38.23972°N 78.13528°W |
| Area | 28.9 acres (11.7 ha) |
| Built | 1867 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001270[1] |
| VLR No. | 068-0065 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 16, 2005 |
| Designated VLR | September 14, 2005[2] |
Williston is a historic home and farm complex located near Orange, Orange County, Virginia. It was built in 1867, and is a two-story, three-bay, Italianate style brick dwelling. The front facade features a tall portico with paired fluted polygonal columns set on pedestals. The interior features stenciled and painted murals on the dining room walls. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse, hen house, servant's house, carriage house, granary and the foundation and lean-to of what was formerly a late-19th century barn.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[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.
- ^ Calder Loth (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Williston" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Italianate architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1867
- Houses in Orange County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, Virginia
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs