Cliffside_(Scottsville,_Virginia)

Cliffside (Scottsville, Virginia)

Cliffside (Scottsville, Virginia)

Historic house in Virginia, United States

Cliffside is a historic home located near Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built in 1835, and is a two-story, brick central passage plan dwelling on a high basement in the Federal style. A side passage rear ell was added between about 1850 and 1860. Both sections have low-pitched gable roofs and the front facade features an original single-story, tetrastyle Greek Revival portico. Also on the property are a contributing structure, the "Ginger House", a one-story frame office/schoolhouse probably erected in the mid-19th century, and the family cemetery. The house served as General Philip Sheridan's headquarters during the American Civil War.[3]

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It is located in the Scottsville Historic District.

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. [3]
    Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cliffside" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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