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Village View (Emporia, Virginia)

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Built
  
c. 1815 (1815), 1826

NRHP Reference #
  
82004554

Designated VLR
  
September 18, 1982

Phone
  
+1 434-634-2475

Architectural style
  
Adamesque

VLR #
  
109-0004

Area
  
2 ha

Added to NRHP
  
16 September 1982

Village View (Emporia, Virginia)

Location
  
221 Briggs Street, Emporia, Virginia

Address
  
221 Briggs St, Emporia, VA 23847, USA

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Village View, also known as the Mansion House, is a historic home located at Emporia, Virginia. It was built about 1815, and substantially improved in 1826. It is a two-story, double pile, Federal style frame dwelling. It has a two-story rear ell added in the 20th century. It features a two-story front porch and exterior end chimneys. Village View served as a Confederate headquarters during the American Civil War and was used later by the owners of a boys' academy.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

References

Village View (Emporia, Virginia) Wikipedia