Lessland
Lessland | |
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| Location | 4256 Bushy Mountain Rd., near Culpeper, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°20′37″N 77°58′21″W / 38.34361°N 77.97250°W |
| Area | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Built | 1871 |
| Built by | J.J. Hasley and Samuel S. Proctor; James W. Inskeep |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000965[1] |
| VLR No. | 068-0131 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 5, 1999 |
| Designated VLR | June 16, 1999[2] |
Lessland is a historic home located near Culpeper in Orange County, Virginia. It was built in 1871, and is a two-story, three-bay, gable roofed brick residence with a rear brick ell in the Italianate style. It has a central passage plan and sits on an English basement. The front facade features a portico with four two-story Ionic order columns and a shallow pediment over the central bay. Also on the property are the contributing law office, an icehouse, a meathouse, and a granary.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Ann L. Miller (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lessland" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
