Lock-Keeper's House is a historic home located near Cedar Point, Goochland County, Virginia. It was built about 1836, and is a two-story frame structure resting on a stone foundation of whitewashed, rough-faced, uncoursed ashlar. It has a shallow gable roof and a shed roof porch that extends the length of the building. It was built to serve Lock Number 7 at Cedar Point and is the last remaining lock-keeper's house of the James River and Kanawha Canal system. It addition to being a residence, the lock-keeper's house served as a tavern and furnished accommodations for passengers and canal boat crews.[3]
Lock-Keeper's House | |
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| Location | Off VA 6 at James River, near Cedar Point, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°41′28″N 77°54′32″W / 37.69111°N 77.90889°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1836 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002119[1] |
| VLR No. | 037-0105 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 21, 1974 |
| Designated VLR | September 17, 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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lock-Keeper's House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo