Olive Hill (Matoaca, Virginia)

Olive Hill
Location 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of Matoaca off VA 36, near Matoaca, Virginia
Coordinates 37°13′34″N 77°29′48″W / 37.22611°N 77.49667°W / 37.22611; -77.49667Coordinates: 37°13′34″N 77°29′48″W / 37.22611°N 77.49667°W / 37.22611; -77.49667
Area 75 acres (30 ha)
Built 1802 (1802)
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP Reference # 75002017[1]
VLR # 020-0049
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 3, 1975
Designated VLR December 17, 1974[2]

Olive Hill is a historic plantation house located near Matoaca, Chesterfield County, Virginia. It was built c.1740, and is a two-story, five-bay-wide, white frame house in the Georgian style. The original structure measures 38 feet by 32 feet. It is sheathed in molded weatherboard and topped by a pedimented roof. The interior features a Chinese lattice stair with a molded hand rail.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[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 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Olive Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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