Rothsay (Forest, Virginia) Explained

Rothsay
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:February 28, 1992[1]
Designated Other1 Number:009-0065
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.3661°N -79.2864°W
Built:, 1918, 1934
Architect:Heard & Cardwell; George E. Burnap; Stanhope Johnson
Architecture:Georgian Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
Added:October 30, 1992
Refnum:92001387

Rothsay is a historic estate located near Forest, Bedford County, Virginia. It was built in 1914, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick and frame dwelling in a Georgian Revival / American Craftsman style. The house measures approximately 55 feet by 37 feet. It has a slate covered hipped roof and one-story front and side porches. Two two-story rear wings were added in 1918. Also on the property are a contributing dovecote / garden seat (1918), pump house (1914), smokehouse (1915), brooder house (1920), and four gate posts (1934) designed by Stanhope Johnson.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

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: Rothsay. Laura Radford Goley and J. Daniel Pessoni. January 1992. and Accompanying photo