La Vista (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)

La Vista
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
La Vista (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)
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Location	4420 Guinea Station Rd., Guinea, Virginia
Coordinates	38°10′4″N77°29′28″W / 38.16778°N 77.49111°W / 38.16778; -77.49111
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1838
Architectural style	Federal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	97001508 [1]
VLR No.	088-0143
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1997
Designated VLR	September 17, 1997 [2]

La Vista, also known as The Grove, is a historic plantation house in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States. ^[3] It was built about 1855, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal / Greek revival style frame dwelling. It has a hipped roof, interior end chimneys, and a pedimented portico with fluted Doric order columns. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse and the Boulware family burial grounds. ^[4]

La Vista was added to the National Register of Historic Places in December 1997. ^[1]

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. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
3. Lawliss, Chuck (2011). Robert E. Lee Slept Here. Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN   9780307757722.
4. Helen P. Ross (July 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: La Vista" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo