Boxley Place

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Boxley Place
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Location103 Ellisville Dr.,
Louisa, Virginia
Coordinates 38°1′39″N78°0′20″W / 38.02750°N 78.00556°W / 38.02750; -78.00556 Coordinates: 38°1′39″N78°0′20″W / 38.02750°N 78.00556°W / 38.02750; -78.00556
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Builtc. 1860, 1918
Architect Anderson, D. Wiley
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Log Cabin
NRHP reference No. 07000273 [1]
VLR No.254-0042
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 4, 2007
Designated VLRDecember 6, 2006 [2]

Boxley Place is a historic home located at Louisa, Louisa County, Virginia. The original house was built in 1860, as an Italianate/Greek Revival-style dwelling. It was enlarged and remodeled in 1918 by architect D. Wiley Anderson in the Colonial Revival-style. It is a two-story, brick dwelling with large rear and side additions. The front facade features a two-story portico supported by Ionic order columns, with Chinese Chippendale railings. Also on the property are a contributing log house and well. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

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  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Breese Glennon (April 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boxley Place" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos