Limestone (Keswick, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°51′38″N 78°31′54″W / 37.86056°N 78.53167°W / 37.86056; -78.53167
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Limestone
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Limestone (Keswick, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Limestone (Keswick, Virginia)
Limestone (Keswick, Virginia) is located in the United States
Limestone (Keswick, Virginia)
LocationU.S. Route 250, near Keswick, Virginia
Coordinates37°51′38″N 78°31′54″W / 37.86056°N 78.53167°W / 37.86056; -78.53167
Area338 acres (137 ha)
Builtc. 1840 (1840)
Built byRobert Sharp, Jr., et al.
Architectural styleColonial, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.06000366[1]
VLR No.002-0090
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 10, 2006
Designated VLRMarch 8, 2006[2]

Limestone, also known as Limestone Plantation and Limestone Farm, has two historic homes and a farm complex located near

corncrib (c. 1910), cemetery, a portion of a historic roadway, and a lime kiln known as "Jefferson's Limestone Kiln" (1760s). Limestone's owner in the late-18th century, Robert Sharp, was a neighbor and acquaintance of Thomas Jefferson. The property was purchased by James Monroe in 1816, after the death of Robert Sharp in 1808, and he put his brother Andrew Monroe in charge of its administration. The property was sold at auction in 1828.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

  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 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ William Johnson (September 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Limestone" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos

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