Rothsay (Forest, Virginia)
Rothsay | |
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Location | US 221 N side, 2000 ft. E of jct. with VA 811, Forest, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°21′58″N 79°17′11″W / 37.36611°N 79.28639°WCoordinates: 37°21′58″N 79°17′11″W / 37.36611°N 79.28639°W |
Area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
Built | 1914 | , 1918, 1934
Architect | Heard & Cardwell; Burnap, George E.; Johnson, Stanhope |
Architectural style | Georgian Revival, Bungalow/craftsman |
NRHP Reference # | 92001387[1] |
VLR # | 009-0065 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 30, 1992 |
Designated VLR | February 28, 1992[2] |
Rothsay is a historic estate located near Forest, Bedford County, Virginia. It was built in 1914, and is a two-story, five bay, brick and frame dwelling in a Georgian Revival / American Craftsman style. The house measures approximately 55 feet by 37 feet. It has a slate covered hipped roof and one-story front and side porches. Two two-story rear wings were added in 1918. Also on the property are a contributing dovecote / garden seat (1918), pump house (1914), smokehouse (1915), brooder house (1920), and four gate posts (1934) designed by Stanhope Johnson.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ↑ Laura Radford Goley and J. Daniel Pessoni (January 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rothsay". and Accompanying photo
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