Locustville (Ottoman, Virginia)
Locustville | |
 Distant view from the west | |
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| Location | Slabtown Road, near Ottoman, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°40′53″N 76°30′13″W / 37.68139°N 76.50361°W |
| Area | 6.1 acres (2.5 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| Built by | F.A. Pierce |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001239[1] |
| VLR No. | 051-0050 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 21, 1994 |
| Designated VLR | August 17, 1994[2] |
Locustville is a historic plantation house located near Ottoman, Lancaster County, Virginia. It was built in 1855, and is a two-story, five-bay, gable roofed Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a central passage plan and two interior end chimneys. There is a rear ell which also has an interior end chimney. It features a front porch with large Doric order fluted columns.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[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.
- ^ Mason B. Cook (January 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Locustville" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Greek Revival houses in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1855
- Houses in Lancaster County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Virginia
- Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Lancaster County, Virginia, geography stubs