Tusculum (Amherst, Virginia)
Tusculum | |
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| Location | 2077 N. Amherst Hwy. (US 29), near Amherst, Virginia |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001244[1] |
| VLR No. | 005-0020 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 19, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | September 8, 2004[2] |
Tusculum is a historic home located near Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. It is a two-story Georgian and Federal style frame house built in two principal phases. The north section was built possibly as early as the 1750s, with the south section added about 1805. It sits on a brick and stone foundation and covered in beaded weatherboard siding. The house was acquired by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities in 2003.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[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. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (May 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tusculum" (PDF). and Accompanying two photos
Categories:
- Houses in Amherst County, Virginia
- Houses completed in 1805
- Georgian architecture in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Amherst County, Virginia
- 1805 establishments in Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs