Hidden Valley (Bacova, Virginia)

Hidden Valley, also known as Warwickton, is a historic home located near Bacova, Bath County, Virginia. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick structure with a hipped roof in a Greek Revival / Late Victorian style. It has a rear ell. The front facade features a pedimented tetra-style portico with Ionic order columns, placed over the central three bays of the five-bay facade. The entrance is styled upon a design on Plate 28 in Asher Benjamin's stylebook, The Practical Carpenter (1835).[3]

Hidden Valley
Front of the house
LocationN of Bacova near jct. of Rtes. 621 and 39 in George Washington National Forest, near Bacova, Virginia
Coordinates38°06′23″N 79°48′53″W
Area280 acres (110 ha)
Built1858 (1858)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.70000784[1]
VLR No.008-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 26, 1970
Designated VLRDecember 2, 1969[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hidden Valley" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
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