Dulwich Manor

Dulwich Manor
Location 550 Richmond Highway, Amherst, Virginia
Coordinates 37°34′26″N 79°02′30″W / 37.57389°N 79.04167°W / 37.57389; -79.04167Coordinates: 37°34′26″N 79°02′30″W / 37.57389°N 79.04167°W / 37.57389; -79.04167
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1909 (1909)
Built by Gregory, Leslie C.
Architectural style Neo-Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 13000335[1]
VLR # 163-5020
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 28, 2013
Designated VLR March 21, 2013[2]

Dulwich Manor, also known as Dulwich Farm, Dulwich House, and Amherst Academy, is a historic home located near Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built in 1909, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, Classical Revival style brick dwelling. The façade is dominated by a large, two-story portico capped by a pediment formed by a cross gable roof with a small tripartite Palladian window in the tympanum. The house is covered by a steeply-pitched hipped roof of slate shingles. Also on the property is a contributing shed and gateposts.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/28/13 through 5/31/13. National Park Service. 2013-06-07.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. W. Scott Breckinridge Smith (December 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dulwich Manor" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying nine photos


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