Mount Ida (Scottsville, Virginia)

Mount Ida
Farm entrance
Location East of VA 795, about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Scottsville, near Scottsville, Virginia
Coordinates 37°50′58″N 78°29′25″W / 37.84944°N 78.49028°W / 37.84944; -78.49028Coordinates: 37°50′58″N 78°29′25″W / 37.84944°N 78.49028°W / 37.84944; -78.49028
Area 433 acres (175 ha)
Built c. 1785 (1785)-1805
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 87000624[1]
VLR # 002-5001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 27, 1987
Designated VLR October 14, 1986[2]

Mount Ida is a historic home located near Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built between about 1785 and 1805, and is a two-story, five bay frame plantation house. It has a one bay west wing. The interior features a parlor with elaborately carved paneling. The house was moved to a 422.65 acre site, with an elevated knoll located along a bend in the Hardware River, in 1995.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[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. ↑ Lisa Marie Tucker (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mount Ida" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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