Lock-Keeper's House (Cedar Point, Virginia) Explained

Lock-Keeper's House
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 17, 1974[1]
Designated Other1 Number:037-0105
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.6911°N -77.9089°W
Built:c.
Added:November 21, 1974
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:74002119

Lock-Keeper's House is a historic home located near Cedar Point, Goochland County, Virginia. It was built about 1836, and is a two-story frame structure resting on a stone foundation of whitewashed, rough-faced, uncoursed ashlar. It has a shallow gable roof and a shed roof porch that extends the length of the building. It was built to serve Lock Number 7 at Cedar Point and is the last remaining lock-keeper's house of the James River and Kanawha Canal system. It addition to being a residence, the lock-keeper's house served as a tavern and furnished accommodations for passengers and canal boat crews.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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: Lock-Keeper's House . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. July 1974. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo