Geddes (Clifford, Virginia)

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Geddes
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LocationJefferson Trace, near Clifford, Virginia
Coordinates 37°39′57″N78°59′15″W / 37.66583°N 78.98750°W / 37.66583; -78.98750 Coordinates: 37°39′57″N78°59′15″W / 37.66583°N 78.98750°W / 37.66583; -78.98750
Area13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built byCol. Hugh Rose
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No. 83003257 [1]
VLR No.005-0007
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 24, 1983
Designated VLROctober 19, 1982 [2]

Geddes is a historic home located near Clifford, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built in several stages between about 1762 and the mid-19th century. It is a 1+12-story, Colonial era frame house of post and beam construction with a hipped roof. It is referred to as the oldest house in Amherst County by area residents. Its builder, Hugh Rose, is best remembered as the friend of Thomas Jefferson who looked after Jefferson's family at Geddes during the British raid on Charlottesville in 1781. [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Geddes" (PDF). and Accompanying photo