Burwell–Holland House

Burwell–Holland House

Distant view from the southeast
Location 600 Jacks Mountain Rd., Glade Hill, Virginia
Coordinates 36°58′38″N 79°44′35″W / 36.97722°N 79.74306°W / 36.97722; -79.74306Coordinates: 36°58′38″N 79°44′35″W / 36.97722°N 79.74306°W / 36.97722; -79.74306
Area 26.1 acres (10.6 ha)
Built 1798 (1798)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 02000624[1]
VLR # 033-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 6, 2002
Designated VLR September 14, 1998[2]

Burwell–Holland House is a historic plantation home located near Glade Hill, Franklin County, Virginia. The original house dates back to 1798, and is a two-story, four-room Federal style brick dwelling. It measures 46 feet long and 21 feet wide with gable roof. A one-story, five-room frame, rear addition was added in 1976. Also on the property are a contributing saddlenotched log blacksmith shop, saddlenotched log and chink smokehouse / storehouse, a cemetery, a 19th-century post and beam barn and a 19th-century wood frame corn crib built on short stone pillars. It was the home of Congressman William A. Burwell (1780-1821), son of its builder Col. Lewis Burwell.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[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 5 June 2013.
  3. Hazel Holland Davis and Neva J. Hart (July 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Burwell–Holland House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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