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Lock-Keeper's House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
2018 photo
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Location	Off VA 6 at James River, near Cedar Point, Virginia
Coordinates	37°41′28″N 77°54′32″W / 37.69111°N 77.90889°W / 37.69111; -77.90889
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1836 (1836)
NRHP reference No.	74002119
VLR No.	037-0105
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 21, 1974
Designated VLR	September 17, 1974

Lock-Keeper's House is a historic home located near Cedar Point, Goochland County, Virginia. It was built about 1836, and is a two-story frame structure resting on a stone foundation of whitewashed, rough-faced, uncoursed ashlar. It has a shallow gable roof and a shed roof porch that extends the length of the building. It was built to serve Lock Number 7 at Cedar Point and is the last remaining lock-keeper's house of the James River and Kanawha Canal system. It addition to being a residence, the lock-keeper's house served as a tavern and furnished accommodations for passengers and canal boat crews.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lock-Keeper's House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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