Shady Grove (Gladys, Virginia)

Shady Grove
Front of the house
Location E of Gladys on Mollies Creek Road, near Gladys, Virginia
Coordinates 37°10′21″N 79°02′54″W / 37.17250°N 79.04833°W / 37.17250; -79.04833Coordinates: 37°10′21″N 79°02′54″W / 37.17250°N 79.04833°W / 37.17250; -79.04833
Area 27 acres (11 ha)
Built 1825 (1825)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference # 82004548[1]
VLR # 015-0013
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 26, 1982
Designated VLR May 18, 1982[2]

Shady Grove is a historic home located near Gladys, Campbell County, Virginia. It was built in 1825, and is a 1 1/2-story, brick Federal-style farmhouse with a gable roof. The house has double-pile, center-passage plan. The house was built by Paulina Cabell Henry on land inherited from her father, Dr. George Cabell of Point of Honor, Lynchburg, Virginia.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[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. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shady Grove" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
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