Rothsay (Forest, Virginia)
Rothsay | |
 Roadside view | |
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| Location | Northern side of U.S. Route 221, 2,000 feet (610 m) east of its junction with Thomas Jefferson Road, Forest, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°21′58″N 79°17′11″W / 37.36611°N 79.28639°W |
| Area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| Built | 1914, 1918, 1934 |
| Architect | Heard & Cardwell; George E. Burnap; Stanhope Johnson |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival, Bungalow/craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001387[1] |
| VLR No. | 009-0065 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 30, 1992 |
| Designated VLR | February 28, 1992[2] |
Rothsay is a historic estate located near Forest, Bedford County, Virginia. It was built in 1914, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick and frame dwelling in a Georgian Revival / American Craftsman style. The house measures approximately 55 feet by 37 feet. It has a slate covered hipped roof and one-story front and side porches. Two two-story rear wings were added in 1918. Also on the property are a contributing dovecote / garden seat (1918), pump house (1914), smokehouse (1915), brooder house (1920), and four gate posts (1934) designed by Stanhope Johnson.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[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.
- ^ Laura Radford Goley and J. Daniel Pessoni (January 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rothsay". and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Georgian Revival architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1914
- Houses in Bedford County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Bedford County, Virginia
- U.S. Route 221
- 1914 establishments in Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs