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Edgewood, 1858 (Amherst, Virginia)

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Historic house in Virginia, United States United States historic place
Edgewood
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location591 Puppy Creek Rd., near Amherst, Virginia
Coordinates37°39′20″N 79°08′59″W / 37.65556°N 79.14972°W / 37.65556; -79.14972
Area1,030 acres (420 ha)
Built1858 (1858)-1869
Built byMassie, Joseph Hardin
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.08000200
VLR No.005-0158
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 2008
Designated VLRDecember 5, 2007

Edgewood, also known as Massie House and Boulder Springs, is a historic home and farm located at 591 Puppy Creek Road near Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built by Joseph Hardin Massie between 1858 and 1869. It is a two-story, T-shaped plan, brick house, with a copper-clad gable roof in the Greek Revival style. The house was altered between 1900 and 1927. Also on the property are the contributing bank barn, a 19th-century corn crib, c. 1920 cattle corral, a 19th-century log house, a family cemetery and the ruins of outbuildings and secondary dwellings.

On March 14, 2008, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Sandra F. Esposito (August 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Edgewood" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos
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