Edge Hill (Shadwell, Virginia)
Appearance
Edge Hill | |
Location | North of Shadwell on State Route 22, near Shadwell, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°1′2″N 78°23′42″W / 38.01722°N 78.39500°W |
Area | 96 acres (39 ha) |
Built | c. 1799, 1828, 1916 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 82004537[1] |
VLR No. | 002-0026 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 10, 1983 |
Designated VLR | June 15, 1982[2] |
Edge Hill, also known as Edgehill and Edgehill Farm, is a historic house located near Shadwell in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1828, and is a two-story, brick structure. It was rebuilt in 1916, after a fire gutted the interior. The house was built by Thomas Jefferson Randolph, grandson of Thomas Jefferson and executor of his estate. Also on the property is a one-story, wood frame structure, built as the original Edgehill residence about 1799, but later used as a school and office.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Edge Hill" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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Categories:
- Jefferson family residences
- Randolph family residences
- Houses in Albemarle County, Virginia
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Presidential homes in the United States
- Greek Revival houses in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1821
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Albemarle County, Virginia
- Rebuilt buildings and structures in Virginia
- Albemarle County, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Virginia building and structure stubs