Clover Lea Explained

Clover Lea
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:October 17, 1978[1]
Designated Other1 Number:042-0047
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.6433°N -77.1853°W
Built:-1846
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:February 28, 1979
Refnum:79003045

Clover Lea is a historic home located near Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia. It was built in 1845–1846, and is a two-story, three-bay, side-hall-plan brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. The house features a two-story, Tuscan order-inspired portico which consists of six massive square wooden columns supported by brick piers. Also on the property is a contributing small carriage barn.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clover Lea . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. September 1978. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo