Built 1826 (1826) VLR # 081-0179 Opened 1826 Architectural style Federal architecture | NRHP Reference # 86001066 Designated VLR October 15, 1985 Area 1 ha Added to NRHP 12 May 1986 | |
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Location VA 608, near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
Locust Hill is a historic home located near Mechanicsville in Rockbridge County, Virginia. The house was built in 1826, and is a two-story, three bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a side gable roof and interior end chimneys. The interior was damaged by fire in the 1850s and much of the woodwork was replaced with Greek Revival forms. A Greek Revival style front porch dates from the same period. The property also includes the contributing "slave quarters," a double pen log corn crib, and two frame sheds.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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