Village View (Emporia, Virginia)

Village View

The Village View mansion as seen from Briggs Street east of US 301.
Location 221 Briggs Street,
Emporia, Virginia
Coordinates 36°40′51″N 77°32′35″W / 36.68083°N 77.54306°W / 36.68083; -77.54306Coordinates: 36°40′51″N 77°32′35″W / 36.68083°N 77.54306°W / 36.68083; -77.54306
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built c. 1815 (1815), 1826
Architectural style Adamesque
NRHP Reference # 82004554[1]
VLR # 109-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 16, 1982
Designated VLR September 18, 1982[2]

Village View, also known as the Mansion House, is a historic home located at Emporia, Virginia. It was built about 1815, and substantially improved in 1826. It is a two-story, double pile, Federal style frame dwelling. It has a two-story rear ell added in the 20th century. It features a two-story front porch and exterior end chimneys. Village View served as a Confederate headquarters during the American Civil War and was used later by the owners of a boys' academy.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (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 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Village View" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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