Clifton (Shadwell, Virginia)
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Clifton | |
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| Location | VA 729 at the Rivanna River, near Shadwell, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°0′25″N 78°23′51″W / 38.00694°N 78.39750°WCoordinates: 38°0′25″N 78°23′51″W / 38.00694°N 78.39750°W |
| Area | 739 acres (299 ha) |
| Built | c. 1800 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 89001922[1] |
| VLR # | 002-0155 |
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| Added to NRHP | November 2, 1989 |
| Designated VLR | June 21, 1988[2] |
Clifton is a historic home located near Shadwell, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built about 1800, and is a large, rambling two-story, five bay, wood frame dwelling. The house has later 19th- and 20th-century Colonial Revival-style additions and alterations. The front facade features a double level porch, added about 1930, and the interior has Federal details. Also on the property are the contributing brick office (c. 1833-45); the ruins of an early 19th-century spring house; the shaft of a 19th-century stone-lined ice house; an early 20th-century chicken coop and an altered 1920s brick garage. Clifton was built by Congressman and Virginia Governor Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr. (1768-1828). It was part of the never-to-be port of North Milton, a sister port to the now extinct village of Milton directly across the Rivanna River.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
- ↑ Marc C. Wagner (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Clifton" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
