The Grove (Hanover, Virginia)

The Grove
Location 33115 Mount Gideon Rd., Hanover, Virginia
Coordinates 38°13′31″N 77°21′55″W / 38.22528°N 77.36528°W / 38.22528; -77.36528Coordinates: 38°13′31″N 77°21′55″W / 38.22528°N 77.36528°W / 38.22528; -77.36528
Area 68 acres (28 ha)
Built c. 1787 (1787), c. 1800
Architectural style Early Republic, Greek Revival, Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 09000333[1]
VLR # 016-0012
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 21, 2009
Designated VLR March 19, 2009[2]

The Grove is a historic home located near Hanover, Caroline County, Virginia. The original main house was built about 1787, and expanded to its present size about 1800. The main section is a 2 1/2-story, three bay, frame dwelling with a central hall plan. It has a gable roof and rests on a low brick foundation. Additions were built in the 19th and 20th centuries. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse, water tower (c. 1920), tobacco barn, family cemetery, and site of an icehouse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[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. W. Scott Smith (December 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Grove" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos


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