Eureka (Baskerville, Virginia)

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Eureka
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LocationSE of Baskerville, near Baskerville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°37′58″N78°14′8″W / 36.63278°N 78.23556°W / 36.63278; -78.23556 Coordinates: 36°37′58″N78°14′8″W / 36.63278°N 78.23556°W / 36.63278; -78.23556
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1854 (1854)-1859
ArchitectJacob W. Holt
Architectural styleItalian Villa
NRHP reference # 80004200 [1]
VLR #058-0010
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 1980
Designated VLRJuly 19, 1977 [2]

Eureka is a historic home located near Baskerville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It was designed by Jacob W. Holt and built between 1854 and 1859. The house is two stories tall and three bays wide with a central, three-story tower, embellished with a third story balcony, on the facade. The house is representative of the Italian Villa style. It features a one-story, porch and the interior features interior graining and marbleizing and custom-made furniture. Also on the property is a contributing log corn crib. [3]

Baskerville, Virginia CDP in Virginia, United States

Baskerville is a census-designated place in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. The population as of the 2010 Census was 128. The state's Baskerville Correctional Center is nearby, but not within the CDP.

Mecklenburg County, Virginia U.S. county in Virginia

Mecklenburg County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,727. Its county seat is Boydton.

Jacob W. Holt American architect

Jacob W. Holt (1811–1880), was an early to mid 19th century carpenter and builder-architect of Warrenton, North Carolina. Some twenty or more buildings are known to have been built by him or are attributed to him and his workshop by local tradition or their distinctive style. Some of his work includes among others Long Grass Plantation, Eureka near Baskerville, Virginia; Shadow Lawn at Chase City, Virginia; buildings at Peace College; Vine Hill near Centerville, North Carolina; Dr. Samuel Perry House near Gupton, North Carolina; the Archibald Taylor House near Wood, North Carolina; Salem Methodist Church near Huntsboro, North Carolina; Hebron Methodist Church in Warren County, North Carolina; and the John Watson House and possibly the house known as Annefield in Charlotte County, Virginia and Belvidere and Pool Rock Plantation near Williamsboro, North Carolina. He may have also built the Forestville Baptist Church at Forestville, North Carolina.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

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  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 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eureka" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2013-08-10. and Accompanying photo Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine