Ramsay (Greenwood, Virginia) Explained

Ramsay
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 1, 2004[1]
Designated Other1 Number:002-0844
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:7760 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Greenwood, Virginia
Coordinates:38.0372°N -78.7703°W
Built:1900
Architect:Grigg, Milton La Tour
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:March 10, 2005
Refnum:05000135

Ramsay is a historic estate located at Greenwood in Albemarle County, Virginia. Contributing elements on the estate include the main house (c. 1900), barn (c. 1937), garden (c. 1937), cottage (c. 1950), tenant house and garage (c. 1900), main house garage (c. 1900), potting shed (c. 1937), three greenhouse ruins (c. 1939), smoke house, chicken house, equipment shed, slave cabin ruins (c. 1830 and moved 1930), and a circular turnaround (c. 1930's). The main house is a classical Revival style dwelling begun about 1900 with sympathetic additions dated to 1937, 1947, and the early 1950s. The sympathetic additions and modifications, and barn and garden, were designed by noted Charlottesville architect Milton L. Grigg (1905 - 1982).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

See also

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 Form. 2010-11-27. Ramsay . Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. See also: Web site: Accompanying photos.