Mount Walla

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Mount Walla
John Scott House, Jackson Street, Scottsville, Albemarle County, VA HABS VA,2-SCOTS,4- (sheet 5 of 8).png
Front of the house
Mount Walla is located in Virginia
Mount Walla
Location604 Poplar Spring Rd., near Scottsville, Virginia
Coordinates37°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
Area13.4 acres (5.4 ha)
Builtc. 1820-1840, 1836 (1836)
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.00001442[1]
VLR No.298-0009
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 2000
Designated VLRSeptember 13, 2000[2]

Mount Walla is a historic home located near Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built between 1820 and 1840, and is a 1 and 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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ 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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