Hidden Valley (Bacova, Virginia)

Hidden Valley
Location N of Bacova near jct. of Rtes. 621 and 39 in George Washington National Forest, near Bacova, Virginia
Coordinates 38°06′23″N 79°48′53″W / 38.10639°N 79.81472°W / 38.10639; -79.81472Coordinates: 38°06′23″N 79°48′53″W / 38.10639°N 79.81472°W / 38.10639; -79.81472
Area 280 acres (110 ha)
Built 1858 (1858)
Architectural style Late Victorian, Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 70000784[1]
VLR # 008-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 26, 1970
Designated VLR December 2, 1969[2]

Hidden Valley, also known as Warwickton, is a historic home located near Bacova, Bath County, Virginia. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick structure with a hipped roof in a Greek Revival / Late Victorian style. It has a rear ell. The front facade features a pedimented tetra-style portico with Ionic order columns, placed over the central three bays of the five-bay facade. The entranceway is styled after a design on Plate 28 in Asher Benjamin's stylebook, The Practical Carpenter (1835).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hidden Valley" (PDF). and Accompanying photo


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