Woodlawn (Vernon Hill, Virginia) Explained

Woodlawn
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 16, 2005[1]
Designated Other1 Number:071-0037
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:36.7764°N -79.1631°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Federal
Added:May 26, 2005
Delisted:February 21, 2017
Delisted Other1 Date:September 15, 2016
Refnum:05000478

Woodlawn, also known as Woodlawn Plantation, was a historic home and farm complex located near Vernon Hill, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It was built about 1815, and was a relatively small but unusual, two-part manor house. It consisted of two -story main blocks connected by a hyphen, that are nearly identical in size, shape, and materials. The house was of heavy timber-frame construction sheathed in weatherboard. The interior featured Federal style decorative details. Also on the property the contributing early-19th century log smokehouse, and a family cemetery.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The house was demolished in 2015 and removed from the National Register in 2017.

This is one of five historic houses in Virginia that are named "Woodlawn".[3] Others can be found listed under Woodlawn, Virginia.

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: Woodlawn . Michael J. Pulice. November 2004 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
  3. News: One Woodlawn Put on Market . Washington Post . 26 August 1967.