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John D. Ballard House

Coordinates: 37°20′21″N 79°31′13″W / 37.33917°N 79.52028°W / 37.33917; -79.52028
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John D. Ballard House
John D. Ballard House is located in Virginia
John D. Ballard House
John D. Ballard House is located in the United States
John D. Ballard House
Location525 Longwood Ave., Bedford, Virginia
Coordinates37°20′21″N 79°31′13″W / 37.33917°N 79.52028°W / 37.33917; -79.52028
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1915 (1915)
ArchitectJohnson, Stanhope S.; McLaoughlin & Johnson
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.97001505[1]
VLR No.141-0014
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1997
Designated VLRSeptember 17, 1997[2]

John D. Ballard House, also known as the Ballard-Worsham House, is a historic home located at Bedford, Virginia. It was designed by noted Lynchburg architect Stanhope S. Johnson and built in 1915. It is a two-story, brick dwelling in the Colonial Revival style. It has a steep deck-on-hip roof with terra cotta Spanish roofing tiles, a formal front facade with segmentally arched windows, and a one-story front portico, with grouped Doric order columns. Also on the property is a contributing meat house / tool shed.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1] It is located in the Bedford Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ Leslie k Giles and J. Daniel Pezzoni (July 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John D. Ballard House" (PDF). and Accompanying photo Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine