Guilford (White Post, Virginia)

Guilford
Location VA 644 S side, 0.5 mi. W of jct. with VA 658, near White Post, Virginia
Coordinates 39°00′57″N 78°05′58″W / 39.01583°N 78.09944°W / 39.01583; -78.09944Coordinates: 39°00′57″N 78°05′58″W / 39.01583°N 78.09944°W / 39.01583; -78.09944
Area 123 acres (50 ha)
Built c. 1812 (1812)-1820
Architectural style Greek Revival, Early Classical Revival
NRHP reference # 93000004[1]
VLR # 021-0039
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 4, 1993
Designated VLR December 9, 1992[2]

Guilford is a historic plantation house and a farm located near White Post, Clarke County, Virginia. It was built between 1812 and 1820, and is a two-story, nearly square, brick dwelling with a hipped roof in the Greek Revival style. The front facade features a full-height, three-bay, pedimented portico with monumental Greek Ionic order columns. Also on the property is a contributing brick slave's quarters.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[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. ↑ Maral Kalbian (September 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Guilford" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo


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