Coordinates: 36°40′51″N 77°32′35″W / 36.68083°N 77.54306°W / 36.68083; -77.54306

Village View (Emporia, Virginia)

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Village View
File:Village View (Close-Up) in Emporia, Virginia.jpg
The Village View mansion as seen from Briggs Street east of US 301.
Location221 Briggs Street,
Emporia, Virginia
Coordinates36°40′51″N 77°32′35″W / 36.68083°N 77.54306°W / 36.68083; -77.54306
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Builtc. 1815 (1815), 1826
Architectural styleAdamesque
NRHP reference No.82004554[1]
VLR No.109-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1982
Designated VLRSeptember 18, 1982[2]

Village View, also known as the Mansion House, is a historic home located at Emporia, Virginia. It was built about 1815, and substantially improved in 1826. It is a two-story, double pile, Federal style frame dwelling. It has a two-story rear ell added in the 20th century. It features a two-story front porch and exterior end chimneys. Village View served as a Confederate headquarters during the American Civil War and was used later by the owners of a boys' academy.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Village View" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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