Blue Ridge Farm (Greenwood, Virginia)

Blue Ridge Farm
Location Junction of VA 691 and VA 692, near Greenwood, Virginia
Coordinates 38°2′28″N 78°44′20″W / 38.04111°N 78.73889°W / 38.04111; -78.73889Coordinates: 38°2′28″N 78°44′20″W / 38.04111°N 78.73889°W / 38.04111; -78.73889
Area 75 acres (30 ha)
Built 1923 (1923)-1924
Architect Bottomley, William Lawrence; Gillette, Charles F.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP Reference # 90002163[1]
VLR # 002-0498
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 25, 1991
Designated VLR February 20, 1990[2]

Blue Ridge Farm, also known as Alton Park, is a historic estate located near Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia. The main residence consists of a 2 1/2-half-story, five-bay brick center section built in the mid-19th century, with two asymmetrical brick wings designed by William Lawrence Bottomley and added in 1923-1924. The center section has a steeply pitched gambrel roof with a balustraded deck and parapet ends. The exterior and nearly all of the interior appointments are executed in the Georgian Revival style.The gardens were designed by noted landscape architect Charles Gillette.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ↑ Geoffrey B. Henry (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blue Ridge Farm" (PDF). and Accompanying three photos


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