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]
Sunny Bank | |
 Drawing of the property | |
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| Location | Northeast of Covesville, west of the junction of VA 712 and VA 631, near South Garden, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°55′11″N 78°38′53″W / 37.91972°N 78.64806°W |
| Area | 105 acres (42 ha) |
| Built | 1797 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic, Jeffersonian |
| NRHP reference No. | 76002092[1] |
| VLR No. | 002-0096 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 12, 1976 |
| Designated VLR | April 20, 1976[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[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 2013-05-12.
- ^ 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
External links
edit- Sunny Bank, State Route 712 vicinity, North Garden, Albemarle County, VA: 7 measured drawings and 7 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
