Three Otters

Three Otters

Three Otters, September 2012
Location W of jct. of Rte. 838 and VA 43, near Bedford, Virginia
Coordinates 37°21′22″N 79°32′46″W / 37.35611°N 79.54611°W / 37.35611; -79.54611Coordinates: 37°21′22″N 79°32′46″W / 37.35611°N 79.54611°W / 37.35611; -79.54611
Area 90 acres (36 ha)
Built 1827 (1827)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 70000785[1]
VLR # 009-0031
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 15, 1970
Designated VLR July 7, 1970[2]

Three Otters is a historic home located near Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia. It was built about 1827, and is a large, two-story, brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It measures approximately 50 feet square, and has a low pitched hipped roof. The original two-story kitchen and pantry outbuilding is connected to the main house by a covered walkway and two-story brick and frame addition. Also on the property are a contributing brick well house, chicken house, and necessary.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[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 2013-05-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Three Otters" (PDF). and Accompanying photo


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