Grelen

Grelen
Rear, facing Old Rapidan Road
Location 15149 Grelen Dr., near Orange, Virginia
Coordinates 38°17′01″N 78°07′00″W / 38.28361°N 78.11667°W / 38.28361; -78.11667Coordinates: 38°17′01″N 78°07′00″W / 38.28361°N 78.11667°W / 38.28361; -78.11667
Area 418 acres (169 ha)
Built 1935 (1935)-1936
Architect Walter Dabney Blair, et al.
Architectural style Georgian Revival
NRHP reference # 98000049[1]
VLR # 068-0341
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 13, 1998
Designated VLR July 2, 1997[2]

Grelen is a historic home located near Orange, Orange County, Virginia. The main house was built in 1935-1936, and consists of a 2 1/2-story, five bay, brick Georgian Revival style main block flanked by 1 1/2-story brick wings. The house is topped by a slate hipped roof and has a recessed centrally located six-panel front door surrounded by fluted pilasters. It features two massive interior brick chimneys with corbeled caps that rise above the roof of the main block of the house.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[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 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Nancy A. Alexander (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Grelen" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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