Carlbrook
Carlbrook | |
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| Location | VA 663, jct. VA 684, near Halifax, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°43′54″N 79°08′18″W / 36.73167°N 79.13833°W |
| Area | 105 acres (42 ha) |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Hartsook, Luther P. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000556[1] |
| VLR No. | 041-5034 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 26, 2000 |
| Designated VLR | March 17, 1999[2] |
Carlbrook is a historic home and estate located at Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, United States. It was designed by Richmond architect Luther P. Hartsook and built in 1928–1930. The Carlsbrook house is a 2+1⁄2-story stone dwelling consisting of a hipped roof, five bay, central block and flanking one bay stone wings. The front facade features a recessed entrance with paired Corinthian order columns and a sandstone arch in the Classical Revival style. Also on the property are the contributing elaborate stone garage, a lake with a stone spillway, stone bridges and garden features, and several smaller outbuildings.[3]
The estate was the site of the therapeutic boarding Carlbrook School from 2002 to 2015.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Ann L. Miller (February 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carlbrook" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
