Mountain Road Historic District
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Mountain Road Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly Mountain Rd. from Mimosa Dr. to Academy St., Halifax, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°45′59″N 78°56′07″W / 36.76639°N 78.93528°WCoordinates: 36°45′59″N 78°56′07″W / 36.76639°N 78.93528°W |
| Area | 67 acres (27 ha) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Late Victorian |
| NRHP Reference # | 83004245[1] |
| VLR # | 230-0078 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 6, 1983 |
| Designated VLR | August 16, 1983[2] |
Mountain Road Historic District is a national historic district located near Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia. The district includes 22 contributing buildings and consists of two churches, a parish hall, a masonic hall, and a host of private residences dating to the 19th and early 20th centuries. Notable buildings include the Masonic Lodge (1828), Methodist Church (1831), St. John's Episcopal Church (1844), Magnolia Hill, Grand Oaks, and St. John's Rectory. Several of the earlier dwellings and St. John's Episcopal Church were designed by Dabney Cosby, Jr., son of the Jeffersonian workman, Dabney Cosby, Sr.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[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.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mountain Road Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map
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