054-0006

Bloomington

Louisa (County)

VLR Listing Date

2004-06-16

NRHP Listing Date

2004-08-11

NHL Listing Date

NA

NRHP Reference Number

4000850

Bloomington, an antebellum farmhouse, is linked to the politically prominent Johnson family. The dwelling evolved to its present form between about 1790 and 1900 and is important because it is an increasingly rare example of 18th-to-early-19th-century English frame construction. The earliest section (now the west wing) was a two-room, three-bay, split-log dwelling over a rubble stone foundation. About 1832, an attached two-story, three-bay structure was constructed over a raised brick basement. A one-story, gable-roofed addition was added to the north wall of the main block about 1900. Late 19th-century outbuildings include a horse barn, corncrib, tool shed, and tobacco barn with heavy corner posts, beams, and diagonal bracing. Bloomington is one of the oldest dwellings in central Louisa County.

Last Updated: March 24, 2023

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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark

Photo credit: Nancy Kraus, 2004

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