Belle Isle (Lancaster, Virginia)

Belle Isle is a historic plantation house located near Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia. It was built about 1759, and consists of a two-story, three bay, brick central section with one-story flanking wings. The Colonial style dwelling has a hipped roof pierced by two tall interior end chimneys, and surrounded at its base by the original modillion cornice. Also on the property are two original one-story brick dependencies set perpendicular to the facade of the house. The original interior woodwork was removed in 1922, and installed in the Winterthur Museum in 1941.[3]

Belle Isle
Belle Isle, HABS Photo
LocationSW side of W end of VA 683, near Lancaster, Virginia
Coordinates37°46′47″N 76°35′57″W
Area1,000 acres (400 ha)
Built1759 (1759)
Built byBertrand, William
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No.73002031[1]
VLR No.051-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 6, 1973
Designated VLRMarch 2, 1972[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Camille Wells (September 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Belle Isle" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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