Greenwood (Orange, Virginia)
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| Location | 13011 Greenwood Rd., near Orange, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°13′42″N 78°8′19″W / 38.22833°N 78.13861°WCoordinates: 38°13′42″N 78°8′19″W / 38.22833°N 78.13861°W |
| Area | 111 acres (45 ha) |
| Built | c. 1820, c. 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 92001702[1] |
| VLR # | 068-0052 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 17, 1992 |
| Designated VLR | October 21, 1992[2] |
Greenwood is a historic home located near Orange, Orange County, Virginia. It was built about 1820, and is a two-story, three bay, timber frame Federal style I-house with a side gable roof. It has a center-passage plan, a raised basement, and two exterior-end chimneys. The Greek Revival style front entry porch has brick piers supporting a one-story wooden porch with a gable roof and triangular pediment supported by square paired columns. A one-bay, single-pile timber-frame wing addition, built about 1850. Also on the property are a contributing outbuilding, well, and the grave of Mary Roberta Macon who died at age nine in 1843.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Denise Apland and Julie Vosmik (March 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greenwood" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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