Pleasant View
National Register of Historic Places

Pleasant View

Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
Listed
November 15, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
06001043

About this property

Pleasant View is a historic home located near Forest, Bedford County, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling in the Classical Revival style. It features Greek Revival style decorative details, front doors on both the first and second floors, plastered recessed panels between the floor levels, and a typical side-gable roof with wood cornice. Also on the property are a contributing late-19th century frame smokehouse, the remaining half of a "saddlebag" kitchen/quarters building, and a family cemetery. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Location

5050 Bellevue Rd.
Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
37.34853, -79.36254

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 06001043. It was listed on November 15, 2006.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Bellevue Rural Historic District (Additional Documentation)
Modern
1.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Lynchburg – Fort Early Assault
1864Civil War
12.2 mi
Lynchburg – Diamond Hill Skirmish
1864Civil War
12.8 mi
Lynchburg — Defense Against Hunter (June 17–18 1864)
1864Civil War
12.9 mi
Battle of Lynchburg (1781)
1781Revolutionary War
12.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Pleasant View listed on the National Register?

Pleasant View was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Pleasant View?

Pleasant View is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Pleasant View?

The period of significance for Pleasant View is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1840.

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