Pleasant Grove (Palmyra, Virginia) Explained

Pleasant Grove
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 16, 2004[1]
Designated Other1 Number:032-0079
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Thomas Jefferson Pkwy, Virginia 53, near Palmyra, Virginia
Coordinates:37.8742°N -78.2922°W
Architecture:Mid 19th Century Revival
Added:August 12, 2004
Refnum:04000843

Pleasant Grove, also known as Laura Ann Farm and Oakworld, is a historic home located near Palmyra, Fluvanna County, Virginia. It was built in 1854, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling with a low hipped roof. The house has a -story, shed roofed, frame lean-to addition. It features a four-bay pedimented front porch, a mousetooth cornice, architrave moldings, and a delicate stair with paneled spandrel. Also on the property are the contributing outdoor kitchen, smokehouse, and Haden family cemetery. Fluvanna County acquired the property in December 1994.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

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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: Pleasant Grove . Ellen Miyagawa. January 2004. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos