National Register of Historic Places

Chestnut Hill

Orange, Orange County, Virginia
Listed
June 10, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000417

About this property

Chestnut Hill is a historic home located at Orange, Orange County, Virginia. It was built about 1860, and is a two-story, frame dwelling in a combination of the Italianate and Greek Revival styles. A Second Empire style mansard roof was added in 1891. The front facade features a central, one-story, one-bay porch with a balustraded deck above and balustraded decks with the same scroll-sawn balusters across the front. The historic floor plan is a double-pile center-passage plan with two interior chimneys serving four fireplaces on each floor. The house was moved to a new location, 150 feet away from its original site, when threatened with demolition in 2003. Also on the property is a small, one-story, single-bay, 19th-century contributing shed. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Location

236 Caroline St.
Orange, Orange County, Virginia
38.24113, -78.11419

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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When was Chestnut Hill listed on the National Register?

Chestnut Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 10, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Chestnut Hill?

Chestnut Hill is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Chestnut Hill?

The period of significance for Chestnut Hill is recorded as the industrial era.

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