Mountain Grove (Esmont, Virginia)

Mountain Grove, also known as the Benjamin Harris House, is a historic home located near Esmont, Albemarle County, Virginia. The house was built in 1803–1804, and consists of a two-story, three-bay center block flanked by single-bay, 1 1/2-story wings, in the Jeffersonian style. The brick dwelling sits on a high basement and the center block is treated as a classical temple motif, is capped by a pedimented gable roof. Also on the property are the brick ruins of a 19th-century kitchen.[3]

Mountain Grove
Drawing of the house
LocationNorthwest of Esmont on VA 717, near Esmont, Virginia
Coordinates37°50′08″N 78°38′38″W
Area19 acres (7.7 ha)
Built1803 (1803)-1804
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Jeffersonian
NRHP reference No.80004164[1]
VLR No.002-0095
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1980
Designated VLRMay 20, 1980[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mountain Grove" (PDF). and Accompanying photo

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