Forest Hill (Amherst, Virginia)

Forest Hill
Location 713 Indian Creek Rd., near Amherst, Virginia
Coordinates 37°42′27″N 79°05′06″W / 37.70750°N 79.08500°W / 37.70750; -79.08500Coordinates: 37°42′27″N 79°05′06″W / 37.70750°N 79.08500°W / 37.70750; -79.08500
Area 220 acres (89 ha)
Built 1803 (1803)
NRHP Reference # 07000218[1]
VLR # 005-0108
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 22, 2007
Designated VLR December 6, 2006[2]

Forest Hill is a historic home located near Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1803, with two-story wings added later in the 19th century. It is a two-story, frame I-house with interior Federal style detailing. Also on the property are the contributing tobacco barn (c. 1900), smokehouse (c. 1800), tenant house (c. 1900), corncrib (c. 1800), crib barn (c. 1800), and tool shed (c. 1900).[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Sandra F. Esposito (June 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Forest Hill" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos


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