La Vista (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)

La Vista

La Vista (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)
Location 4420 Guinea Station Rd., Guinea, Virginia
Coordinates 38°10′4″N 77°29′28″W / 38.16778°N 77.49111°W / 38.16778; -77.49111Coordinates: 38°10′4″N 77°29′28″W / 38.16778°N 77.49111°W / 38.16778; -77.49111
Area 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1838
Architectural style Federal, Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 97001508[1]
VLR # 088-0143
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 1, 1997
Designated VLR September 17, 1997[2]

La Vista, also known as The Grove, is a historic plantation house in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States.[3] It was built about 1855, and is a two-story, three bay, Federal / Greek revival style frame dwelling. It has a hipped roof, interior end chimneys, and a pedimented portico with fluted Doric order columns. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse and the Boulware family burial grounds.[4]

La Vista was added to the National Register of Historic Places in December 1997.[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 5 June 2013.
  3. Lawliss, Chuck (2011). Robert E. Lee Slept Here. Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN 9780307757722.
  4. Helen P. Ross (July 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: La Vista" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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