Sunny Bank

Sunny Bank is a historic home located near South Garden, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was started in 1797, and is a two-story, frame Palladian style house. It features a two-level pedimented portico projecting from the center three bays. The wings were originally one-story, but later raised to two stories within 20 years of their original construction. Also on the property are a contributing one-story frame office, kitchen and laundry building, smokehouse, log shed, and family cemetery.[3]

Sunny Bank
Drawing of the property
LocationNortheast of Covesville, west of the junction of VA 712 and VA 631, near South Garden, Virginia
Coordinates37°55′11″N 78°38′53″W
Area105 acres (42 ha)
Built1797 (1797)
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Jeffersonian
NRHP reference No.76002092[1]
VLR No.002-0096
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976
Designated VLRApril 20, 1976[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[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. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sunny Bank" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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