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John Whitworth House is a historic home located in
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. It was built in 1857, and is a two-story, three-bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling with a low hipped roof. The house was purchased by noted landscape architect
Charles F. Gillette Charles Freeman Gillette (1886–1969) was a prominent landscape architect in the upper South who specialized in the creation of grounds supporting Colonial Revival architecture, particularly in Richmond, Virginia. He is associated with the res ...
in 1923, and subsequently remodeled in the Colonial Revival style. The property includes a formal garden designed by Gillette. an
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/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.


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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Greek Revival houses in Virginia Colonial Revival architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1857 Houses in Richmond, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Richmond, Virginia 1857 establishments in Virginia {{RichmondCityVA-NRHP-stub