Buena Vista is a historic plantation house located in Roanoke, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, brick Greek Revival style dwelling with a shallow hipped roof and two-story, three-bay wing. The front facade features a massive two-story diastyle Greek Doric order portico. Buena Vista was built for George Plater Tayloe and his wife, Mary (Langhorne) Tayloe. George was the son of John Tayloe III and Anne Ogle Tayloe of the noted plantation Mount Airy in Richmond County and who built The Octagon House in Washington D.C. The property was acquired by the City of Roanoke in 1937, and was used as a city park and recreation center.[3]
Buena Vista | |
 Buena Vista in 2014 | |
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| Location | Penmar Ave. and 9th St., Roanoke, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°15′50″N 79°55′28″W / 37.26389°N 79.92444°W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Built | c. 1840 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002244[1] |
| VLR No. | 128-0001 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1974 |
| Designated VLR | January 15, 1974[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Buena Vista" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo