Greenville is a historic plantation home located near Raccoon's Ford,

Culpeper County, Virginia Culpeper County is a county located along the borderlands of the northern and central region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 52,552. Its county seat and only incorporated community is Culp ...

. Building of the property commenced in 1847 and was completed in 1854. It is a three-story, central-hall plan

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

style brick dwelling. It measures 54 feet by 38 feet, 8 inches, and has a low pitched, "W"-shaped, ridge-and-valley roof. The front facade features a three-story portico with

Tuscan order The Tuscan order (Latin ''Ordo Tuscanicus'' or ''Ordo Tuscanus'', with the meaning of Etruscan order) is one of the two classical orders developed by the Romans, the other being the composite order. It is influenced by the Doric order, but with ...

, stuccoed brick columns. Also on the property is a contributing outbuilding. an
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National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1980.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Neoclassical architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1854 Houses in Culpeper County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Culpeper County, Virginia {{CulpeperCountyVA-NRHP-stub