Brightly
Brightly | |
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| Location | 2844 River Rd W, near Goochland, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°40′38″N 77°52′59″W / 37.67722°N 77.88306°W |
| Area | 31 acres (13 ha) |
| Built | c. 1842 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000705[1] |
| VLR No. | 037-0004 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 16, 2006 |
| Designated VLR | June 8, 2006[2] |
Brightly is a historic plantation house located near Goochland, Goochland County, Virginia. The main dwelling was built about 1842, and is a two-story, single pile, central-passage-plan, gable-roofed brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. The front facade features a one-story, one-bay Greek Revival Doric order porch. Also on the property are the contributing pair of slave dwellings, privy, granary, chicken house, barn, well house, windmill, cemetery and the gate posts.[3]
The house now serves as a small bed and breakfast.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ John E. Wells and Mary Harding Sadler (March 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brightly" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
