NRHP Reference # 92001387 Area 14 ha | VLR # 009-0065 Added to NRHP 30 October 1992 | |
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Location US 221 N side, 2000 ft. E of jct. with VA 811, Forest, Virginia Built 1914 (1914), 1918, 1934 Architect Heard & Cardwell; Burnap, George E.; Johnson, Stanhope Architectural style Georgian Revival, Bungalow/craftsman | ||
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
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