Ingleside (Ridgeway, Virginia)

Ingleside
Location500 Mica Rd., Henry County, Virginia
Nearest cityRidgeway, Virginia
Coordinates36°35′47″N 79°51′24″W / 36.59639°N 79.85667°W / 36.59639; -79.85667
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1880 (1880)
Architectural styleLate Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.99000963[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1999

Ingleside is a historic house at 500 Mica Road in Henry County, Virginia, north of Ridgeway. It is a two-story wood-frame house with a mix of Greek and Gothic Revival features. It has a basically square shape, with three bays divided by vertical boards that resemble pilasters. Its gables are adorned with Gothic scalloped vergeboard. Its interiors include distinctive painted finishes, include a fireplace mantel painted to resemble gold-veined black marble. The house is believed to have been built in the 1870s by a member of the Penn family, who were recorded as the landowners in the late 1870s.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Ingleside" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved October 16, 2017.