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Locust Grove (Rapidan, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°18′59″N 78°02′46″W / 38.31639°N 78.04611°W / 38.31639; -78.04611
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Locust Grove
Locust Grove NRHP Marker, March 2013
Locust Grove (Rapidan, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Locust Grove (Rapidan, Virginia)
Locust Grove (Rapidan, Virginia) is located in the United States
Locust Grove (Rapidan, Virginia)
LocationLocust Grove Farm, VA 736, Rapidan, Virginia
Coordinates38°18′59″N 78°02′46″W / 38.31639°N 78.04611°W / 38.31639; -78.04611
Area11.5 acres (4.7 ha)
Builtc. 1730 (1730)-1840
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.85003131[1]
VLR No.023-0049
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1985
Designated VLRAugust 13, 1985[2]

Locust Grove, also known as the Goodwin Farm, is a historic home located at Rapidan, Culpeper County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1730, and expanded in at least four major building campaigns over the next half-century. It had its present configuration by 1840. The house is a 1+12-story, four-bay, log and frame structure featuring a central chimney, two-room plan main block flanked by early gable-end lean-tos and rear additions. It has a steep gable roof with modern dormers. It was renovated in the 1970s. Also on the property is a contributing mid-19th century smokehouse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

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  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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Department of Historic Resources (June 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Locust Grove" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo