Gravel Hill

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Gravel Hill
Location 3990 Fearstown Rd., near Charlotte Court House, Virginia
Coordinates 37°2′11″N 78°44′41″W / 37.03639°N 78.74472°W / 37.03639; -78.74472Coordinates: 37°2′11″N 78°44′41″W / 37.03639°N 78.74472°W / 37.03639; -78.74472
Area 81 acres (33 ha)
Built 1847 (1847), 1912
Architect Dabbs & Thomas
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 01000150[1]
VLR # 019-0006
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 16, 2001
Designated VLR December 6, 2000[2]

Gravel Hill is a historic plantation home located near Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Virginia. It was built in 1847, and is a two-story, three-bay frame dwelling in the Greek Revival style. A two-story frame addition was built in 1912. It features a two-story pedimented Doric order portico. Also on the property are a contributing 2 1/2-story, log guest house typical of the picturesque "rustic lodge" structures of the 1920s; large wooden barn on a stone foundation; and smokehouse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. 
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013. 
  3. John G. Zehmer and Lucretia P. Whitehouse (June 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gravel Hill". Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission.  and Accompanying two photos
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