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.