Fairview (Amherst, Virginia) Explained

Fairview
Coordinates:37.6994°N -79.0656°W
Architecture:Italian Villa
Added:June 3, 2009
Refnum:09000391
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 19, 2009[1]
Designated Other1 Number:005-0006
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Builder:Nathan C. Taliaferro

Fairview is a historic home located near Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built in 1867, and is a -story Italian Villa style brick dwelling. It has a three-story tower set at a 45-degree angle to the primary elevation. The house features a low-pitched roof with overhanging eaves, wide frieze with decorative brackets, arched windows, and a bay window. Also on the property are the contributing late-19th century smokehouse and tenant house (c. 1920).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-05-12. 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: Fairview . Sandra F. Esposito. July 2008. and Accompanying three photos