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Completed in 1841 and expanded in 1851, the house at Riverside Farm in Nelson County is locally important for its modest, late Federal-style architecture. The main house features sophisticated architectural elements seen in earlier, grander houses in the county but executed at Riverside on a smaller scale, reflecting architectural ambitions beyond its size and reportedly the original owner’s financial capacity. The farm, which contains several early outbuildings, evolved through time to meet changing agricultural needs.
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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
Programs
DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
