Tusculum (Amherst, Virginia)

Tusculum
Location 2077 N. Amherst Hwy. (US 29), near Amherst, Virginia
Coordinates 37°38′10″N 78°59′51″W / 37.63611°N 78.99750°W / 37.63611; -78.99750Coordinates: 37°38′10″N 78°59′51″W / 37.63611°N 78.99750°W / 37.63611; -78.99750
Area less than one acre
Architectural style Georgian, Federal
NRHP Reference # 04001244[1]
VLR # 005-0020
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 19, 2004
Designated VLR September 8, 2004[2]

Tusculum is a historic home located near Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. It is a two-story Georgian and Federal style frame house built in two principal phases. The north section was built possibly as early as the 1750s, with the south section added about 1805. It sits on a brick and stone foundation and covered in beaded weatherboard siding. The house was acquired by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities in 2003.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[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. J. Daniel Pezzoni (May 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tusculum" (PDF). and Accompanying two photos


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