Snow Hill, also known as Booth House, is a historic home located near Gwaltney Corner, Surry County, Virginia. It was built in 1836, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, I-house style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, exterior end chimneys, and a single pile, central-hall plan. The interior features special decorative treatment of the woodwork in imitation of fine woods and marbles.[3]
Snow Hill | |
 House in 2018 | |
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| Location | VA 40, near Gwaltney Corner, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°05′19″N 77°02′58″W / 37.08861°N 77.04944°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1836 |
| Architectural style | "I" House |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003091[1] |
| VLR No. | 090-0040 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 28, 1979 |
| Designated VLR | September 18, 1979[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
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HABS drawing of Snow Hill
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 (September 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Snow Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Snow Hill (Gwaltney Corner, Virginia).
- Snow Hill, State Route 40, Carsley, Surry County, VA: 10 measured drawings and 7 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
- [1]: copyrighted photographs taken of the site by Douglas W. Reynolds, Jr. in March 2015.