Cliffside is a historic home located near
Scottsville,
Albemarle County, Virginia
Albemarle County is a United States county (United States), county located in the Piedmont region of Virginia, Piedmont region of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville, Virginia, Charlottes ...
. It was built in 1835, and is a two-story, brick
central passage plan dwelling on a high basement in the
Federal style. A side passage rear ell was added between about 1850 and 1860. Both sections have low-pitched gable roofs and the front facade features an original single-story, tetrastyle Greek Revival portico. Also on the property are a contributing structure, the "Ginger House", a one-story frame office/schoolhouse probably erected in the mid-19th century, and the family
cemetery
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. The house served as General
Philip Sheridan
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's headquarters during the
American Civil War
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1982.[ It is located in the Scottsville Historic District.
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References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Federal architecture in Virginia
Houses completed in 1835
Houses in Albemarle County, Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Albemarle County, Virginia
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
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