Cliffside (Scottsville, Virginia)

Cliffside

Cliffside, April 1971
Location North of Scottsville on VA 6, near Scottsville, Virginia
Coordinates 37°48′11″N 78°30′00″W / 37.80306°N 78.50000°W / 37.80306; -78.50000Coordinates: 37°48′11″N 78°30′00″W / 37.80306°N 78.50000°W / 37.80306; -78.50000
Area 11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built 1835 (1835), c. 1850-1860
Architectural style Gothic Revival, Federal, Jeffersonian
NRHP Reference # 82004536[1]
VLR # 002-0016
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 16, 1982
Designated VLR October 20, 1981[2]

Cliffside is a historic home located near Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built in 1835, and is a two-story, brick central passage plan dwelling on a high basement in the Federal style. A side passage rear ell was added between about 1850 and 1860. Both sections have low-pitched gable roofs and the front facade features an original single-story, tetrastyle Greek Revival portico. Also on the property are a contributing structure, the "Ginger House", a one-story frame office/schoolhouse probably erected in the mid-19th century, and the family cemetery. The house served as General Philip Sheridan's headquarters during the American Civil War.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It is located in the Scottsville Historic District.

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 2013-05-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cliffside" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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