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Brandon-on-the-Dan

Coordinates: 36°34′51″N 79°8′28″W / 36.58083°N 79.14111°W / 36.58083; -79.14111
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Brandon-on-the-Dan
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Brandon-on-the-Dan is located in Virginia
Brandon-on-the-Dan
Brandon-on-the-Dan is located in the United States
Brandon-on-the-Dan
Location1072 Calvary Rd., rural Halifax County, Virginia
Coordinates36°34′51″N 79°8′28″W / 36.58083°N 79.14111°W / 36.58083; -79.14111
Area200 acres (81 ha)
Built1855 (1855); 1915
Built byThomas Day
Architectural styleGreek Revival; Craftsman
NRHP reference No.100001510[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 2017

Brandon-on-the-Dan is a historic estate at 1072 Calvary Road (Virginia State Route 119), overlooking the Dan River in rural southwestern Halifax County, Virginia. The estate includes an early log house, and a c. 1855 Greek Revival wood-frame main house that received an extensive Craftsman-style alteration in 1915 by North Carolina African American master craftsman Thomas Day. The 200-acre (81 ha) property also includes a large African American cemetery, and a log tobacco barn; the latter is distinctive as an example of modern log construction.[2]

The name Brandon-on-the-Dan was applied in relatively recent times, to avoid confusion with Brandon Plantation, which was owned by another branch of the same family. Brandon-on-the-Dan was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1] It is also on the Virginia Department of Historic Resources list of historic African American sites in Virginia.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni. "NRHP nomination for Brandon-on-the-Dan", Virginia Department of Historic Resources, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Historic African American Sites in Virginia", Historic Registers, Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved July 18, 2023.