Estouteville (Esmont, Virginia)

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Estouteville
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Estouteville c. 1919
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LocationSoutheast of Powell Corner off VA 712, near Powell Corner, Virginia
Coordinates 37°52′57″N78°34′22″W / 37.88250°N 78.57278°W / 37.88250; -78.57278 Coordinates: 37°52′57″N78°34′22″W / 37.88250°N 78.57278°W / 37.88250; -78.57278
Area29 acres (12 ha)
Builtc. 1827 (1827)
Built by James Dinsmore
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Jeffersonian
NRHP reference No. 78003002 [1]
VLR No.002-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1978
Designated VLRApril 19, 1977 [2]

Estouteville is a historic home located near Powell Corner, Albemarle County, Virginia. The main house was begun in 1827, and consists of a two-story, seven-bay central block, 68 feet by 43 feet, with two 35 feet by 26 feet, three-bay, single-story wings. It is constructed of brick and is in the Roman Revival style. A Tuscan cornice embellishes the low hipped roofs of all three sections, each of which is surmounted by tall interior end chimneys. The interior plan is dominated by the large Great Hall, a 23-by-35-foot richly decorated room. Also on the property are a contributing kitchen / wash house; a square frame dairy (now a chicken house); a square, brick smokehouse, probably built in the mid-19th century, also covered with a pyramidal roof; and a frame slave quarters. [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [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 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Estouteville" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo