Bogota (Port Republic, Virginia)

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Bogota
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Location5375 Lynnwood Road, near Port Republic, Virginia
Coordinates 38°19′3″N78°46′27″W / 38.31750°N 78.77417°W / 38.31750; -78.77417
Area165.5 acres (67.0 ha)
Built1845 (1845)-1847
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 09000162 [1]
VLR No.082-0029
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 2009
Designated VLRDecember 8, 2008 [2]

Bogota, also known as Bogota Farm, is a historic home and farm and national historic district located near Port Republic, Rockingham County, Virginia. The main house was built between 1845 and 1847, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick Greek Revival style dwelling. It features a brick cornice, stepped-parapet gable end walls, and a low-pitched gable roof. The front facade has a two-story pedimented portico sheltering the center bay. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse, two slave dwellings, a garden area, bank barn, log house, and two archaeological sites including a possible slave cemetery. On June 9, 1862, Bogota was the scene of action during the Battle of Port Republic. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. Calder Loth and Joanna Wilson (October 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bogota" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 7, 2016. and Accompanying four photos