Locust Hill (Mechanicsville, Virginia) Explained

Locust Hill
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:October 15, 1985[1]
Designated Other1 Number:081-0179
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.7319°N -79.4014°W
Architecture:Federal
Added:May 12, 1986
Refnum:86001066

Locust Hill is a historic home located near Mechanicsville in Rockbridge County, Virginia. The house was built in 1826, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a side gable roof and interior end chimneys. The interior was damaged by fire in the 1850s and much of the woodwork was replaced with Greek Revival forms. A Greek Revival style front porch dates from the same period. The property also includes the contributing "slave quarters," a double pen log corn crib, and two frame sheds.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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: Locust Hill. Pamela H. Simpson . September 1985. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo