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Sunnyside (Lexington, Virginia)

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Built
  
c. 1790 (1790)

VLR #
  
081-7066

Opened
  
1790

Architectural style
  
Federal architecture

Architect
  
Henry Ravenhorst

NRHP Reference #
  
02001003

Designated VLR
  
June 12, 2002

Area
  
3 ha

Added to NRHP
  
14 September 2002

Sunnyside (Lexington, Virginia)

Location
  
160 Kendal Dr., Lexington, Virginia

Similar
  
Blue Ridge Mountains, Stonewall Jackson House, Alumni Memorial Field, Washington and Lee University

Sunnyside, also known as Sunnyside House, Sunnyside Farm, The Sycamores, and Telford, is a historic home located near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1790, and is a three-story, five-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. A rear wing was added about 1805, parlor addition in the 1840s, the east end addition in the 1860s, projecting gable windows in the 1880s-1890s, and the north and south porches in the 1940s. Also on the property are the contributing cottage (early-19th century), dairy, machine shed, granary, garage, calving barn, and shed.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

References

Sunnyside (Lexington, Virginia) Wikipedia