Tetley (Somerset, Virginia)
Tetley | |
 Entrance to the farmstead | |
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| Location | VA 64 E of jct. with VA 231, Somerset, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°14′19″N 78°12′15″W / 38.23861°N 78.20417°W |
| Area | 45 acres (18 ha) |
| Built | 1843 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000018[1] |
| VLR No. | 068-0106 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 5, 1991 |
| Designated VLR | December 11, 1990[2] |
Tetley is a historic home and farm complex located near Somerset, Orange County, Virginia. It was built about 1843, and is a two-story, five-bay, hipped-roof brick house on an English basement. The house has Federal and Greek Revival style design elements. The front facade features two-story, pedimented portico added in the early-20th century, along with a two-story west wing and polygonal bay. Also on the property are the contributing two ante bellum slave houses, a brick summer kitchen, and an unusual octagonal frame ice house.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ 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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Geoffrey Henry (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tetley" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Greek Revival houses in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1843
- Houses in Orange County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, Virginia
- 1843 establishments in Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs