Eureka is a historic home located near

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. It was designed by

Jacob W. Holt Jacob W. Holt (March 30, 1811 September 21, 1880) was an American carpenter and builder-architect in Warrenton, North Carolina. Some twenty or more buildings are known to have been built by him or are attributed to him and his workshop by local ...

and built between 1854 and 1859. The house is two stories tall and three bays wide with a central, three-story tower, embellished with a third story balcony, on the facade. The house is representative of the Italian Villa style. It features a one-story, porch and the interior features interior graining and marbleizing and custom-made furniture. Also on the property is a contributing log

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It was listed on the

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in 1980.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Italianate architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1859 Houses in Mecklenburg County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Mecklenburg County, Virginia {{MecklenburgCountyVA-NRHP-stub