Mount Ida (Scottsville, Virginia)

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Mount Ida
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LocationEast of VA 795, about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Scottsville, near Scottsville, Virginia
Coordinates 37°50′58″N78°29′25″W / 37.84944°N 78.49028°W / 37.84944; -78.49028 Coordinates: 37°50′58″N78°29′25″W / 37.84944°N 78.49028°W / 37.84944; -78.49028
Area433 acres (175 ha)
Builtc. 1785 (1785)-1805
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 87000624 [1]
VLR No.002-5001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 27, 1987
Designated VLROctober 14, 1986 [2]

Mount Ida is a historic home located near Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built between about 1785 and 1805, and is a two-story, five-bay frame plantation house. It has a one-bay west wing. The interior features a parlor with elaborately carved paneling. The house was moved to a 422.65-acre site, with an elevated knoll located along a bend in the Hardware River, in 1995. [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [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. Lisa Marie Tucker (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mount Ida" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo