Mount Ida (Scottsville, Virginia)

Mount Ida
Farm entrance
Mount Ida (Scottsville, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Mount Ida (Scottsville, Virginia)
Mount Ida (Scottsville, Virginia) is located in the United States
Mount Ida (Scottsville, Virginia)
LocationEast of VA 795, about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Scottsville, near Scottsville, Virginia
Coordinates37°50′58″N 78°29′25″W / 37.84944°N 78.49028°W / 37.84944; -78.49028
Area433 acres (175 ha)
Builtc. 1785 (1785)–1805
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.87000624[1]
VLR No.002-5001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 27, 1987
Designated VLROctober 14, 1986[2]

Mount Ida is a historic home located near Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built between about 1785 and 1805, and is a two-story, five-bay frame plantation house. It has a one-bay west wing. The interior features a parlor with elaborately carved paneling. The house was moved to a 422.65-acre site, with an elevated knoll located along a bend in the Hardware River, in 1995.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "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 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Lisa Marie Tucker (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mount Ida" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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