Limestone (Keswick, Virginia)
Limestone | |
Location | U.S. Route 250, near Keswick, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°51′38″N 78°31′54″W / 37.86056°N 78.53167°W |
Area | 338 acres (137 ha) |
Built | c. 1840 |
Built by | Robert Sharp, Jr., et al. |
Architectural style | Colonial, Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 06000366[1] |
VLR No. | 002-0090 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 10, 2006 |
Designated VLR | March 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
External links
- Monroe Law Office, Limestone Plantation, Virginia Route 250, Keswick, Albemarle County, VA: 8 measured drawings and 11 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey