John D. Ballard House

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John D. Ballard House
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Location525 Longwood Ave., Bedford, Virginia
Coordinates 37°20′21″N79°31′13″W / 37.33917°N 79.52028°W / 37.33917; -79.52028 Coordinates: 37°20′21″N79°31′13″W / 37.33917°N 79.52028°W / 37.33917; -79.52028
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1915 (1915)
ArchitectJohnson, Stanhope S.; McLaoughlin & Johnson
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 97001505 [1]
VLR No.141-0014
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1997
Designated VLRSeptember 17, 1997 [2]

John D. Ballard House, also known as the Ballard-Worsham House, is a historic home located at Bedford, Virginia. It was designed by noted Lynchburg architect Stanhope S. Johnson and built in 1915. It is a two-story, brick dwelling in the Colonial Revival style. It has a steep deck-on-hip roof with terra cotta Spanish roofing tiles, a formal front facade with segmentally arched windows, and a one-story front portico, with grouped Doric order columns. Also on the property is a contributing meat house / tool shed. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1] It is located in the Bedford Historic District.

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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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Leslie k Giles and J. Daniel Pezzoni (July 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John D. Ballard House" (PDF). and Accompanying photo Archived 2012-09-26 at the Wayback Machine