Locust Hill (Locust Dale, Virginia)

Locust Hill is a historic home and farm complex located at Locust Dale, Madison County, Virginia. The two-story frame house incorporates an original side-passage- plan section dating to 1834. which was enlarged and given a two-tier Doric order front porch probably about 1849. About 1900 a three-story bathroom tower, a summer kitchen, and a brick greenhouse wing were added. The house includes Federal and Greek Revival style elements. Also on the property are the contributing Willis's School (1897), smokehouse, cistern, dairy, brick lined pit, the site of a water tower, chicken house, Locust Dale store and Post Office (1880s), and Fertilizer House (1934).^[3]

Locust Hill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	Jct. of US 15, VA 634, and VA 614, Locust Dale, Virginia
Coordinates	38°20′17″N 78°07′33″W
Area	30 acres (12 ha)
Built	1834 (1834), 1849, c. 1900
Built by	Mahanes, Harry
Architectural style	Federal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	02000590[1]
VLR No.	056-5012
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 30, 2002
Designated VLR	March 13, 2002[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. J. Daniel Pezzoni (November 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Locust Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo