Carlbrook is a historic home and

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located at Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia. It was designed by Richmond architect Luther P. Hartsook and built in 1928–1930. The Carlsbrook house is a -story stone dwelling consisting of a hipped roof, five bay, central block and flanking one bay stone wings. The front facade features a recessed entrance with paired

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columns and a sandstone arch in the Classical Revival style. Also on the property are the contributing elaborate stone garage, a lake with a stone spillway, stone bridges and garden features, and several smaller outbuildings. an
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from 2002 to 2015. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Neoclassical architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1930 Houses in Halifax County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Halifax County, Virginia {{HalifaxCountyVA-NRHP-stub