Guilford (White Post, Virginia)

Guilford
Location VA 644 S side, 0.5 mi. W of jct. with VA 658, near White Post, Virginia
Coordinates 39°00′57″N 78°05′58″W / 39.01583°N 78.09944°WCoordinates: 39°00′57″N 78°05′58″W / 39.01583°N 78.09944°W
Area 123 acres (50 ha)
Built c. 1812-1820
Architectural style Greek Revival, Early Classical Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 93000004[1]
VLR # 021-0039
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 4, 1993
Designated VLR December 9, 1992[2]

Guilford is a historic plantation home and a farm located near White Post, Clarke County, Virginia. It was built between 1812 and 1820, and is a two-story, nearly square, brick dwelling with a hipped roof in the Greek Revival style. The front facade features a full-height, three-bay, pedimented portico with monumental Greek Ionic order columns. Also on the property is a contributing brick slave's quarters.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[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. Maral Kalbian (September 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Guilford". Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo