Locust Hill is a historic home and farm complex located at Locust Dale,

Madison County, Virginia Madison County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,837. Its county seat is Madison. History Madison County was established in December 1792, created from Culpeper County. The cou ...

. The two-story frame house incorporates an original side-passage- plan section dating to 1834. which was enlarged and given a two-tier

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front porch probably about 1849. About 1900 a three-story bathroom tower, a summer kitchen, and a brick greenhouse wing were added. The house includes

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and

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style elements. Also on the property are the contributing Willis's School (1897),

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, dairy, brick lined pit, the site of a water tower, chicken house, Locust Dale store and Post Office (1880s), and Fertilizer House (1934). an
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in 2002.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Federal architecture in Virginia Greek Revival houses in Virginia Houses completed in 1834 Houses in Madison County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Virginia 1834 establishments in Virginia {{Virginia-struct-stub