Built 1803 (1803)-1804 VLR # 002-0095 Opened 1804 Added to NRHP 8 September 1980 | NRHP Reference # 80004164 Designated VLR May 20, 1980 Area 8 ha | |
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Architectural style Early Republic, Jeffersonian | ||
Mountain Grove, also known as the Benjamin Harris House, is a historic home located near Esmont, Albemarle County, Virginia. The house was built in 1803-1804, and consists of a two-story, three-bay center block flanked by single-bay, 1 1/2-story wings, in the Jeffersonian style. The brick dwelling sits on a high basement and the center block is treated as a classical temple motif, is capped by a pedimented gable roof. Also on the property are the brick ruins of a 19th-century kitchen.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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