Ben Dover (Virginia)
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Ben Dover | |
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| Location | 661 River Rd. W #36, Manakin-Sabot, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°36′24″N 77°44′39″W / 37.60667°N 77.74417°WCoordinates: 37°36′24″N 77°44′39″W / 37.60667°N 77.74417°W |
| Area | 193.9 acres (78.5 ha) |
| Built | 1853 |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 00000311[1] |
| VLR # | 037-0078 |
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| Added to NRHP | April 14, 2000 |
| Designated VLR | June 17, 1998[2] |
Ben Dover, also known as Ben Dover Farm, is a historic home and farm complex and national historic district located near Manakin-Sabot, The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings, 8 contributing sites, and 10 contributing structures. The main dwelling was built in 1853 as an Italianate style villa and later transformed in 1930 with a Colonial Revival facade in place to mask decades of deterioration and poor patchwork. Contributing buildings include tenant houses, a converted servants quarters, a garage, a number of barns and sheds, a bowling alley, a smokehouse, and a stable. Contributing structures include three water towers, two well houses, animal feeders, a chicken coop, a silo and a swimming pool. The eight sites include stone foundations or sites of buildings no longer standing including two ruinous barns, a bridge ruin, an old road trace, and remains of landscape terracing. They represent the evolution of the Virginia farm from the mid-19th century to the present.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Heather M. MacIntosh (January 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ben Dover" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
