East Belmont

East Belmont
Entrance to the estate
Location Junction of State Route 22 and Black Cat Road, near Keswick, Virginia
Coordinates 38°01′53″N 78°21′53″W / 38.03139°N 78.36472°W / 38.03139; -78.36472Coordinates: 38°01′53″N 78°21′53″W / 38.03139°N 78.36472°W / 38.03139; -78.36472
Area 281.3 acres (113.8 ha)
Built 1811 (1811)-1813, 1834
Built by Lewis Level
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 99000853[1]
VLR # 002-0023
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 2, 1999
Designated VLR October 18, 1995[2]

East Belmont is a historic farm and national historic district located near Keswick, Albemarle County, Virginia. The district encompasses 3 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure. The original house, now the rear ell, was built about 1811-1814, and is a two-story, three bay, gable roofed frame structure. In 1834, a two-story, five-bay Federal style brick structure was added as the main house. A one-story, glass sunroom was added in the 1960s. The front facade features a two-story, pedimented portico. Also on the property are a contributing 19th-century corncrib, early 20th-century stone and frame barn, and an early 20th-century henhouse.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ↑ Victoria Ballard (May 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: East Belmont" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
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