Edgewood | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
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Location | 591 Puppy Creek Rd., near Amherst, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°39′20″N 79°08′59″W / 37.65556°N 79.14972°W / 37.65556; -79.14972 |
Area | 1,030 acres (420 ha) |
Built | 1858 (1858)-1869 |
Built by | Massie, Joseph Hardin |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 08000200 |
VLR No. | 005-0158 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 14, 2008 |
Designated VLR | December 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.
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Virginia, Counties A-B (Amherst County)
- Edgewood, 1818 (Amherst, Virginia), 138 Garland Avenue, also listed on the National Register
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- Sandra F. Esposito (August 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Edgewood" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos
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