Locust Hill (Hurt, Virginia)
Locust Hill is a historic home and farm complex located near Hurt, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The house was built in two sections with the main section built in 1861, and expanded with a three-story rear ell in 1930. The original section is a 2 1/2-story, three bay, frame dwelling in the Swiss Gothic style. It has a steeply pitched gable roof that incorporates two central chimneys and four gable ends decorated in ornamental bargeboard. Also on the property are a number of contributing resources including a tavern, a servants' quarter, a kitchen, an icehouse, a chicken house, a smoke house, a dairy, a servants' quarter, a caretaker's house, a grist mill, a dam, a family cemetery, and the ruins of an 18th-century house.[3]
Locust Hill | |
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| Location | 7408 Wards Rd., Hurt, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°05′54″N 79°14′55″W |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | 1861, 1930 |
| Architect | Enoch Johnson |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Swiss Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001449[1] |
| VLR No. | 071-5153 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 27, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | September 11, 2002[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
- "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.
- Margaret Roberts (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Locust Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
