Brandon-on-the-Dan
Brandon-on-the-Dan | |
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Location | 1072 Calvary Rd., rural Halifax County, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 36°34′51″N 79°8′28″W / 36.58083°N 79.14111°W |
Area | 200 acres (81 ha) |
Built | 1855 | ; 1915
Built by | Thomas Day |
Architectural style | Greek Revival; Craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 100001510[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni. "NRHP nomination for Brandon-on-the-Dan", Virginia Department of Historic Resources, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Historic African American Sites in Virginia", Historic Registers, Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Greek Revival architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1839
- Houses in Halifax County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Halifax County, Virginia
- Historic districts in Virginia
- Southern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs