Sunnyside (Newsoms, Virginia)

Sunnyside is a historic plantation house and complex located near Newsoms, Southampton County, Virginia. The house was built in three stages dating to about 1815, 1847, and 1870. It is a two-story, T-shaped frame dwelling. The main section was built in 1870, and has Greek Revival and Italianate design elements. The front facade features an imposing, two-story, pedimented portico sheltering the main entrance. Also on the property are 13 contributing outbuildings: a schoolhouse, school master's house, dairy, milk house, tenant's house, privy, pump house, sheds, peanut barn, a tall smokehouse, kitchen-laundry, and a garage.[3]

Sunnyside
Sunnyside (Newsoms, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Sunnyside (Newsoms, Virginia)
Sunnyside (Newsoms, Virginia) is located in the United States
Sunnyside (Newsoms, Virginia)
LocationVA 673, near Newsoms, Virginia
Coordinates36°38′40″N 77°08′34″W / 36.64444°N 77.14278°W / 36.64444; -77.14278
Area42 acres (17 ha)
Builtc. 1815 (1815), 1847, 1870
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.82004596[1]
VLR No.087-0098
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 8, 1982
Designated VLROctober 21, 1981[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sunnyside" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo