West Cote
National Register of Historic Places

West Cote

Howardsville, Albemarle County, Virginia
Listed
January 24, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
01001510

About this property

West Cote is a historic home located near Howardsville, Albemarle County, Virginia. The house was built about 1830, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling. The front facade features a two-story, Tuscan order portico with paired full-height columns and no pediment.. Also on the property are a contributing office / guest house, smokehouse, well, corn crib, and stable. Set dramatically on a sweeping hillside overlooking the confluence of the James and Rockfish rivers, West Cote, in Albemarle County, Virginia features a two-story, brick, classical revival plantation dwelling built ca. 1830. A well-preserved example of a high-style house of the Early Republican era, it is associated in its design and execution with a group of houses in central Virginia that were constructed by builders who were either involved in or influenced by the construction of the University of Virginia to Thomas Jefferson's designs. Surviving outbuildings include a guesthouse, smokehouse, corncrib and a stable. The unusually wide and deep ante-bellum well is also noteworthy.

Location

Howardsville, Albemarle County, Virginia
37.73458, -78.65186

Categories

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Sources

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

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When was West Cote listed on the National Register?

West Cote was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 2002.

What type of historic resource is West Cote?

West Cote is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for West Cote?

The period of significance for West Cote is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1830.

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