Locust Grove (Purcellville, Virginia)

Locust Grove is a historic home located at Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia. The house was built in two phases, one before 1817 and another in 1837. The original section is a single-pile, two-story structure built of fieldstone with a side gable roof in the Federal style. Attached to it is the later 2 1/2-story, three-bay, double-pile, fieldstone addition. The interior features Federal and Greek Revival style decorative details. Also on the property are the contributing stone spring house, a frame barn, a garage, a stone watering trough, and a stone chimney.[3]

Locust Grove
Locust Grove, September 2012
Location200 Locust Grove Dr., Purcellville, Virginia
Coordinates39°7′59″N 77°42′57″W
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Builtc. 1817 (1817), 1837
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.07000083[1]
VLR No.286-5017
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 2007
Designated VLRSeptember 6, 2006[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[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 5 June 2013.
  3. W. Scott Smith (May 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Locust Grove" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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