Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District is a national historic district located near Keswick, Albemarle County, Virginia. The district encompasses 854 contributing buildings, 73 contributing sites, 30 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object. It includes a variety of large farms, historic villages, and crossroads communities. The area is known primarily for its large and imposing Federal, Greek Revival, and Georgian Revival plantation houses and country estates. It features a broad range of architecture—mainly domestic and farm-related—from the late 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.[3]
Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District | |
 Farmhouse at Keswick Vineyards, built 1911 | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by I-64, Virginia State Route 20, the Orange County line and the C & O Railroad tracks, near Keswick, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°05′06″N 78°19′06″W / 38.08500°N 78.31833°W |
| Area | 31,975 acres (12,940 ha) |
| Architect | William Strickland, et al. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000054[1] |
| VLR No. | 002-1832 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1992 |
| Designated VLR | August 21, 1991[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[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 May 12, 2013.
- ^ Land and Community Associates and Department of Historic Resources (July 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District" (PDF)., Accompanying photo, and Accompanying map
