Locust Hill (Mechanicsville, Virginia)
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Locust Hill is a historic home located near Mechanicsville in
Rockbridge County, Virginia Rockbridge County is a County (United States), county in the Shenandoah Valley on the western edge of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 22,650. Its count ...
. The house was built in 1826, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a side gable roof and interior end chimneys. The interior was damaged by fire in the 1850s and much of the woodwork was replaced with
Greek Revival Greek Revival architecture is a architectural style, style that began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe, the United States, and Canada, ...
forms. A Greek Revival style front porch dates from the same period. The property also includes the contributing "slave quarters," a double pen log
corn crib A corn crib or corncrib is a type of granary used to dry and store corn. It may also be known as a cornhouse or corn house. Overview After the harvest and while still on the cob, corn is placed in the crib either with or without the husk. The ...
, and two frame sheds. an
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National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1986.


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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Federal architecture in Virginia Greek Revival houses in Virginia Houses completed in 1826 Houses in Rockbridge County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Rockbridge County, Virginia 1826 establishments in Virginia Slave cabins and quarters in the United States Brick buildings and structures in Virginia {{RockbridgeCountyVA-NRHP-stub