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Sweet Briar House

Coordinates: 37°33′26″N 79°4′59″W / 37.55722°N 79.08306°W / 37.55722; -79.08306
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Sweet Briar House
Sweet Briar House, April 1971
Sweet Briar House is located in Virginia
Sweet Briar House
Sweet Briar House is located in the United States
Sweet Briar House
LocationSW of jct. of U.S. 29 and VA 624, Sweet Briar, Virginia
Coordinates37°33′26″N 79°4′59″W / 37.55722°N 79.08306°W / 37.55722; -79.08306
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Builtc. 1825 (1825), 1851
Architectural styleItalian Villa, Federal
NRHP reference No.70000783[1]
VLR No.005-0018
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1970
Designated VLRJuly 7, 1970[2]

Sweet Briar House, also known as Locust Ridge, is a historic home located at Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia. The original house was built about 1825, and was a Federal style brick farmhouse with a hipped roof. The house was extensively remodeled in 1851 in the Italian Villa-style. The remodeling added a two-level arcaded portico with a one-story verandah across the facade and two three-story towers of unequal height and form. Also on the property is a late-19th century latticed well house. The house now serves as the residence for the president of Sweet Briar College.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (March 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sweet Briar House" (PDF). and Accompanying photo