The Cove (Harrisburg, Virginia)
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The Cove | |
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| Location | 5059 Cove Rd., near Harrisburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°58′58″N 78°44′51″W / 36.98278°N 78.74750°WCoordinates: 36°58′58″N 78°44′51″W / 36.98278°N 78.74750°W |
| Area | 1,123 acres (454 ha) |
| Built | 1773 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement |
| NRHP Reference # | 06000407[1] |
| VLR # | 041-0006 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 11, 2006 |
| Designated VLR | August 21, 1991[2] |
The Cove is a historic plantation house located at Harrisburg, Halifax County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1773, and is a 1 1/2-story, vernacular frame dwelling with a gable roof and flanking stone chimneys. Also on the property are the contributing two secondary dwellings, a hay barn, and two log tobacco barns (one of which has been converted to a dwelling); and sites including the ruins of four log barns, three chimneys, an ice house, a frame barn, a frame shed, a log house, and what are believed to be at least two slave quarters and an archeological site.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Kimberly M. Chen (March 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Cove" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
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