Village View (Emporia, Virginia) Explained

Village View
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 18, 1982[1]
Designated Other1 Number:109-0004
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:221 Briggs Street,
Emporia, Virginia
Coordinates:36.6808°N -77.5431°W
Built:c., 1826
Architecture:Adamesque
Added:September 16, 1982
Refnum:82004554

Village View, also known as the Mansion House, is a historic home located at Emporia, Virginia. It was built about 1815, and substantially improved in 1826. It is a two-story, double pile, Federal style frame dwelling. It has a two-story rear ell added in the 20th century. It features a two-story front porch and exterior end chimneys. Village View served as a Confederate headquarters during the American Civil War and was used later by the owners of a boys' academy.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Village View . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff . November 1980 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo