Belle Grove (Delaplane, Virginia)

Belle Grove
Location1402 Winchester Rd., near Delaplane, Virginia
Coordinates38°58′51″N 77°57′14″W / 38.98083°N 77.95389°W / 38.98083; -77.95389
Area90.3 acres (36.5 ha)
Builtc. 1812 (1812)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.06000756[1]
VLR No.030-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 30, 2006
Designated VLRJune 8, 2006[2]

Belle Grove is a historic home and farm located near Delaplane, Fauquier County, Virginia. The manor house was built about 1812, and is a 2+12-story, five-bay, brick and stuccoed stone house in the Federal style. It has a 1+12-story, three-bay summer kitchen, built about 1850, and connected to the main house by a hyphen. Also on the property are the contributing meat house (c. 1812); the barn (c. 1830); a chicken house (c. 1900); a cattle shed (c. 1940); a loafing shed (c. 1940); machine shed (c. 1940); a four-foot square, stone foundation (c. 1812); stone spring house ruin (c. 1812); the Edmonds-Settle-Chappelear Cemetery (1826-1940); an eight-by-twelve-foot stone foundation (c. 1900); a tenant house ruin (c. 1900); a stone well at the manor house (c. 1812); and a loading chute (c. 1940).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Cheryl H. Shepherd (March 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Belle Grove" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos Archived 2013-08-13 at the Wayback Machine