Willow Grove (Madison Mills, Virginia)
Willow Grove | |
Distant view from the east | |
| Location | U.S. Route 15, 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Orange, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°16′23″N 78°07′57″W / 38.27306°N 78.13250°W |
| Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Built | 1787 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003063[1] |
| VLR No. | 068-0049 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 7, 1979 |
| Designated VLR | November 12, 1978[2] |
Willow Grove, also known as the Clark House, is a historic plantation house located near Madison Mills, Orange County, Virginia. The main brick section was built about 1848, and is connected to a frame wing dated to about 1787. The main section is a 2+1⁄2-story, six-bay, Greek Revival-style brick structure on a high basement. The front facade features a massive, 2+1⁄2-story, tetrastyle pedimented portico with Tuscan order columns, a full Tuscan entablature, an arched brick podium, and Chinese lattice railings. Also on the property are numerous 19th-century dependencies and farm buildings, including a two-story schoolhouse, a one-story weaving house, a smokehouse, and a frame-and-stone barn and stable.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[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 June 5, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Willow Grove" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo