Edgewood, 1858 (Amherst, Virginia)

Edgewood
Distant view of the house
Edgewood, 1858 (Amherst, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Edgewood, 1858 (Amherst, Virginia)
Edgewood, 1858 (Amherst, Virginia) is located in the United States
Edgewood, 1858 (Amherst, Virginia)
Location591 Puppy Creek Rd., near Amherst, Virginia
Coordinates37°39′20″N 79°08′59″W / 37.65556°N 79.14972°W / 37.65556; -79.14972
Area1,030 acres (420 ha)
Built1858 (1858)-1869
Built byMassie, Joseph Hardin
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.08000200[1]
VLR No.005-0158
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 2008
Designated VLRDecember 5, 2007[2]

Edgewood, also known as Massie House and Boulder Springs, is a historic home and farm located at 591 Puppy Creek Road near Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built by Joseph Hardin Massie between 1858 and 1869. It is a two-story, T-shaped plan, brick house, with a copper-clad gable roof in the Greek Revival style. The house was altered between 1900 and 1927. Also on the property are the contributing bank barn, a 19th-century corn crib, c. 1920 cattle corral, a 19th-century log house, a family cemetery and the ruins of outbuildings and secondary dwellings.[3]

On March 14, 2008, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

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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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Sandra F. Esposito (August 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Edgewood" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos


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