Hidden Valley (Bacova, Virginia) Explained

Hidden Valley
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 2, 1969[1]
Designated Other1 Number:008-0004
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:38.1064°N -79.8147°W
Architecture:Late Victorian, Greek Revival
Added:February 26, 1970
Refnum:70000784

Hidden Valley, also known as Warwickton, is a historic home located near Bacova, Bath County, Virginia. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick structure with a hipped roof in a Greek Revival / Late Victorian style. It has a rear ell. The front facade features a pedimented tetra-style portico with Ionic order columns, placed over the central three bays of the five-bay facade. The entrance is styled upon a design on Plate 28 in Asher Benjamin's stylebook, The Practical Carpenter (1835).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 2013-05-12.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hidden Valley . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. October 1969. and Accompanying photo