Coordinates: 38°10′36″N 78°11′16″W / 38.17667°N 78.18778°W / 38.17667; -78.18778

Rocklands (Gordonsville, Virginia)

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Rocklands
LocationN of Gordonsville on VA 231, near Gordonsville, Virginia
Coordinates38°10′36″N 78°11′16″W / 38.17667°N 78.18778°W / 38.17667; -78.18778
Area1,000.7 acres (405.0 ha)
Builtc. 1905 (1905), 1933-1935
ArchitectBottomley, William L.; Innocenti, Umberto
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival, Federal, Adamesque
NRHP reference No.82004578[1]
VLR No.068-0181
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 1982
Designated VLRJuly 20, 1982[2]

Rocklands is a historic home and farm complex located near Gordonsville, Orange County, Virginia. The house was built about 1905, and underwent a major renovation under the direction of William Lawrence Bottomley in 1933–1935. It is a 2+12-story, five-bay, Georgian Revival style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. The front facade features a monumental Ionic order hexastyle portico. Also on the property are the contributing guest house (c. 1905, 1935); a small service court designed by Bottomley and consisting of a garage, servant's house, woodshed, and tunnel; a 19th-century coach barn of wood-frame construction; the mid-19th century farm manager's house; Spencer Neale, Jr., Residence (c. 1900); bank barn (c. 1910); and a brick house (1822).[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "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 (July 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rocklands" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos