Mount Walla

Mount Walla
Front of the house
Location 604 Poplar Spring Rd., near Scottsville, Virginia
Coordinates 37°48′01″N 78°29′32″W / 37.80028°N 78.49222°W / 37.80028; -78.49222Coordinates: 37°48′01″N 78°29′32″W / 37.80028°N 78.49222°W / 37.80028; -78.49222
Area 13.4 acres (5.4 ha)
Built c. 1820-1840, 1836 (1836)
Architectural style Federal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 00001442[1]
VLR # 298-0009
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 22, 2000
Designated VLR September 13, 2000[2]

Mount Walla is a historic home located near Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built about 1820 and 1840, and is a 1 1/2-story, hall and parlor plan frame Federal-style dwelling. The house received a series of additions during the second half of the 20th century, more than doubling its size. Also on the property is a contributing smokehouse. The property also includes a family cemetery with Victorian iron fence. In 1836, the property was purchased by Peter Field Jefferson, grandnephew of the president.[3]

The property is located in the Scottsville Historic District, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] It

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. ↑ J. Daniel Pezzoni (June 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mount Walla" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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