Cliffside (Scottsville, Virginia)

Cliffside
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
Cliffside, April 1971
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Location	North of Scottsville on VA 6, near Scottsville, Virginia
Coordinates	37°48′11″N78°30′00″W / 37.80306°N 78.50000°W / 37.80306; -78.50000
Area	11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built	1835 (1835), c. 1850-1860
Architectural style	Gothic Revival, Federal, Jeffersonian
NRHP reference No.	82004536 [1]
VLR No.	002-0016
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 16, 1982
Designated VLR	October 20, 1981 [2]

Cliffside is a historic home located near Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built in 1835, and is a two-story, brick central passage plan dwelling on a high basement in the Federal style. A side passage rear ell was added between about 1850 and 1860. Both sections have low-pitched gable roofs and the front facade features an original single-story, tetrastyle Greek Revival portico. Also on the property are a contributing structure, the "Ginger House", a one-story frame office/schoolhouse probably erected in the mid-19th century, and the family cemetery. The house served as General Philip Sheridan's headquarters during the American Civil War. ^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ^[1] It is located in the Scottsville Historic District.

References

1. "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 May 12, 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cliffside" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo