Tarover

Tarover
Location West of South Boston on VA 659, near South Boston, Virginia
Coordinates 36°42′02″N 78°57′53″W / 36.70056°N 78.96472°W / 36.70056; -78.96472Coordinates: 36°42′02″N 78°57′53″W / 36.70056°N 78.96472°W / 36.70056; -78.96472
Area 25 acres (10 ha)
Built 1856 (1856)
Architect Johnson, John E.
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 78003021[1]
VLR # 041-0053
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 20, 1978
Designated VLR July 18, 1978[2]

Tarover is a historic home located near South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia. It was built in 1856, and is a two-story, gable roofed stone dwelling set on a low stone foundation in the Gothic Revival style. It is three bays wide and features a two-story projecting porch tower with a gable roof.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[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 (May 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tarover" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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