Sunnyside (Heathsville, Virginia)

Sunnyside is a historic plantation house located at Heathsville, Northumberland County, Virginia. It was built about 1822, and is a two-story, single-pile, central-passage-plan Federal style brick I-house. It is topped by a gabled standing seam metal roof and has a two-story kitchen addition and a two-story rear addition. The front facade features a one-story, flat-roofed portico featuring paired Doric order columns. Also on the property are the contributing former smokehouse, dairy, guest house (formerly a kitchen), carriage house, corn crib, and barn.[3] It is located in the Heathsville Historic District.

Sunnyside
Roadside view of the entrance
LocationSouthern side of U.S. Route 360 east of its junction with State Route 201 at Heathsville, Virginia
Coordinates37°54′52″N 76°28′3″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Builtc. 1822 (1822)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.96000580[1]
VLR No.066-0055
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1996
Designated VLROctober 18, 1995[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[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 5 June 2013.
  3. Amy R. Cole and Helen Lee Fletcher (June 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sunnyside" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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