| Brandon-on-the-Dan | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Coordinates: | 36.5808°N -79.1411°W |
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| Builder: | Thomas Day |
| Architecture: | Greek Revival; Craftsman |
| Added: | August 28, 2017 |
| Area: | 200acres |
| Refnum: | 100001510 |
Brandon-on-the-Dan is a historic estate at 1072 Calvary Road (Virginia State Route 119), overlooking the Dan River in rural southwestern Halifax County, Virginia. The estate includes an early log house, and a c. 1855 Greek Revival wood-frame main house that received an extensive Craftsman-style alteration in 1915 by North Carolina African American master craftsman Thomas Day. The 200acres property also includes a large African American cemetery, and a log tobacco barn; the latter is distinctive as an example of modern log construction.
The name Brandon-on-the-Dan was applied in relatively recent times, to avoid confusion with Brandon Plantation, which was owned by another branch of the same family. Brandon-on-the-Dan was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. It is also on the Virginia Department of Historic Resources list of historic African American sites in Virginia.