Sunny Bank

Sunny Bank
Location Northeast of Covesville, west of the junction of VA 712 and VA 631, near South Garden, Virginia
Coordinates 37°55′11″N 78°38′53″W / 37.91972°N 78.64806°W / 37.91972; -78.64806Coordinates: 37°55′11″N 78°38′53″W / 37.91972°N 78.64806°W / 37.91972; -78.64806
Area 105 acres (42 ha)
Built 1797 (1797)
Architectural style Early Republic, Jeffersonian
NRHP Reference # 76002092[1]
VLR # 002-0096
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 12, 1976
Designated VLR April 20, 1976[2]

Sunny Bank is a historic home located near South Garden, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was started in 1797, and is a two-story, frame Palladian style house. It features a two-level pedimented portico projecting from the center three bays. The wings were originally one-story, but later raised to two stories within 20 years of their original construction. Also on the property are a contributing one-story frame office, kitchen and laundry building, smokehouse, log shed, and family cemetery.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sunny Bank" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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