Olive Hill (Matoaca, Virginia)
Olive Hill | |
 Property entrance | |
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| Location | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of Matoaca off VA 36, near Matoaca, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°13′34″N 77°29′48″W / 37.22611°N 77.49667°W |
| Area | 75 acres (30 ha) |
| Built | 1740 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002017[1] |
| VLR No. | 020-0049 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 1975 |
| Designated VLR | December 17, 1974[2] |
Olive Hill is a historic plantation house located near Matoaca in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It was built in 1740, and is a two-story, five-bay-wide, white frame house in the Georgian style. The original structure measures 38 by 32 feet (11.6 by 9.8 m). It is sheathed in molded weatherboard and topped by a pedimented roof. The interior features a Chinese lattice stair with a molded hand rail.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#75002017)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Olive Hill". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Georgian architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1802
- Houses in Chesterfield County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Chesterfield County, Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs