Longwood (Earlysville, Virginia)
Longwood | |
Roadside view of the barn | |
| Location | North side of VA 665 at the junction with VA 663 and VA 664, near Earlysville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°10′55″N 78°29′54″W / 38.18194°N 78.49833°W |
| Area | 183 acres (74 ha) |
| Built | c. 1790, 1810-1820, c. 1940 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001074[1] |
| VLR No. | 002-0380 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 18, 1996 |
| Designated VLR | June 19, 1996[2] |
Longwood is a historic home and farm located near Earlysville, Albemarle County, Virginia. The house was built about 1790, with additions between 1810 and 1820, and about 1940. It is a two-story, five-bay frame building with a two-story store/post office addition and a small one-story, two-bay, gable-roofed frame wing. It has Federal and Colonial Revival design elements. Also on the property are a contributing frame barn (c. 1890), a frame schoolhouse for African American students [c. 1900), a late-19th-century stone well, and the 19th-century cemetery of the Michie family.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[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 May 12, 2013.
- ^ Geoffrey B. Henry (February 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Longwood" (PDF). and Accompanying two photos