Olive Hill (Matoaca, Virginia)

Olive Hill is a historic house in the Southern United States. It was built c.1740, and is a two-story, five-bay-wide, white frame house in the Georgian style. The original structure measures 38 feet by 32 feet. It is sheathed in molded weatherboard and topped by a pedimented roof. The interior features a Chinese lattice stair with a molded hand rail.[3]

Olive Hill
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Area75 acres (30 ha)
Built1740 (1740)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.75002017[1]
{{{DESIGNATED_OTHER1_ABBR}}} No.020-0049
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 3, 1975
Designated {{{DESIGNATED_OTHER1_ABBR}}}December 17, 1974[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[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. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Olive Hill". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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