Hope Dawn
Hope Dawn | |
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| Location | Off Abert Road, northwest of Lynchburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°30′00″N 79°13′53″W / 37.50000°N 79.23139°W |
| Area | 225 acres (91 ha) |
| Built | c. 1827 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002106[1] |
| VLR No. | 009-0043 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 9, 1974 |
| Designated VLR | September 17, 1974[2] |
Hope Dawn is a historic home located near Lynchburg, Bedford County, Virginia. It was built about 1827, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, brick Federal-style farmhouse. It consists of a three bay main block and one bay south wing. The walls are laid in Flemish bond with scattered glazed headers and penciled joints. It has a standing seam metal gable roof. Also on the property are a contributing old stone and brick stable that has been remodeled into a guesthouse, a simple stone structure that served variously as a distillery and a chicken house, and a frame office.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hope Dawn" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
