Greyledge
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| Location | 1066 Greyledge Rd., near Buchanan, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°33′19″N 79°40′18″W / 37.55528°N 79.67167°WCoordinates: 37°33′19″N 79°40′18″W / 37.55528°N 79.67167°W |
| Area | 800 acres (320 ha) |
| Built | c. 1842, 1906 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 01001571[1] |
| VLR # | 011-0010 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 5, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | September 12, 2001[2] |
Greyledge is a historic home and national historic district located near Buchanan, Botetourt County, Virginia. It encompasses 13 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 2 contributing structures. The main house was built in 1842 by the Cartmill brothers for their cousin, Miss Ann Sisson. It is a symmetrical two-story, three-bay, two-room-deep, center-passage-plan brick house in the Greek Revival style. All of the bricks in the original structure were made on the property using slave labor. A two-story east wing was added in 1906 after purchase by the Pechin family from the Cleveland, Ohio, area. Also on the property are a contributing potato cellar/acetylene house, cistern (c. 1900), washhouse/apartment (c. 1900, c. 1940), two garages, two barns (c. 1900), machinery shed (c. 1930), chicken house (c. 1930), pet cemetery, lake (1946), gate house, well / gazebo (c. 1930), potato cellar, Creek House, and well.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[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 2013-05-12.
- ↑ J. Daniel Pezzoni (May 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Greyledge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
