Shady Grove is a historic home located near
Gladys,
Campbell County, Virginia
Campbell County is a United States county situated in the south central part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Located in the Piedmont region of Virginia, Campbell borders the Blue Ridge Mountains. The county seat is Rustburg.
Grounded on a ...
. It was built in 1825, and is a -story, brick
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-style farmhouse with a gable roof. The house has double-pile,
center-passage plan. The house was built by Paulina Cabell Henry on land inherited from her father, Dr. George Cabell of
Point of Honor
Point of Honor is an historic home, now a city museum, located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The property has commanding views of the city and the James River. Its name originated due to the land on which it is built being used as a clandestine dueli ...
,
Lynchburg, Virginia
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.
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1982.[
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Federal architecture in Virginia
Houses completed in 1825
Houses in Campbell County, Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Campbell County, Virginia
Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
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