Bloomington (Louisa, Virginia) Explained

Bloomington
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 16, 2004[1]
Designated Other1 Number:054-0006
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.9775°N -77.9925°W
Built:c., c. 1832, c. 1900
Architecture:Colonial
Added:August 11, 2004
Refnum:04000850

Bloomington is a historic home located at Louisa, Louisa County, Virginia. The dwelling evolved into its present form from an original two-room, split-log dwelling dating to about 1790. The main block was built about 1832, and is a two-story, three-bay structure with steeply-pitched gable roof constructed over a raised brick basement. A one-story, gable-roofed addition was attached to the north wall of the main block about 1900. The house is a rare example of18th-to-early-19th-century English frame construction which found expression in earlySouthern Colonial style. Also on the property are a contributing tobacco barn, horse barn, corn crib, and tool shed.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm#. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bloomington. Nancy W. Kraus. March 2004. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo