Locust Grove (Amicus, Virginia)

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Locust Grove

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Location VA 641, near Amicus, Virginia
Coordinates 38°14′33″N78°27′44″W / 38.24250°N 78.46222°W / 38.24250; -78.46222 Coordinates: 38°14′33″N78°27′44″W / 38.24250°N 78.46222°W / 38.24250; -78.46222
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1798 (1798)
NRHP reference # 87001733 [1]
VLR # 039-0035
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 25, 1987
Designated VLR June 17, 1987 [2]

Locust Grove is a historic home located near Amicus, Greene County, Virginia. It was built about 1798, and is a two-story, frame dwelling with a one-story wing. The main section has a metal-sheathed gable roof and exterior gable-end brick chimneys. [3]

Amicus is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Virginia, United States. Amīcus is the Latin word for 'friend'.

Greene County, Virginia County in the United States

Greene County is a county in Virginia in the eastern United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,403. Its county seat is Stanardsville.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [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 preserving the property.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Marlene Elizabeth Heck (April 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Locust Grove" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo