Guilford (White Post, Virginia) Explained

Guilford
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 9, 1992[1]
Designated Other1 Number:021-0039
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:VA 644 S side, 0.5 mi. W of jct. with VA 658, near White Post, Virginia
Coordinates:39.0158°N -78.0994°W
Built:c. -1820
Architecture:Greek Revival, Early Classical Revival
Added:February 4, 1993
Refnum:93000004

Guilford is a historic plantation house and a farm located near White Post, Clarke County, Virginia. It was built between 1812 and 1820, and is a two-story, nearly square, brick dwelling with a hipped roof in the Greek Revival style. The front facade features a full-height, three-bay, pedimented portico with monumental Greek Ionic order columns. Also on the property is a contributing brick slave's quarters.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Guilford . Maral Kalbian . September 1992 . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo