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Pleasant Grove (Palmyra, Virginia)

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Historic house in Virginia, United States United States historic place
Pleasant Grove
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Pleasant Grove in 2008
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LocationThomas Jefferson Pkwy, Virginia 53, near Palmyra, Virginia
Coordinates37°52′27″N 78°17′32″W / 37.87417°N 78.29222°W / 37.87417; -78.29222
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1854 (1854)
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival
NRHP reference No.04000843
VLR No.032-0079
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 12, 2004
Designated VLRJune 16, 2004

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 1+1⁄2-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.

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

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Ellen Miyagawa (January 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pleasant Grove" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos

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