Rosedale, a historic property comprising the Graves Mill ruins, Christopher Johnson Cottage, and Rosedale mansion, is located at

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. The Rosedale property contains two buildings of major importance, the ruins of an 18th-century grist mill, and numerous subsidiary buildings. The earliest structure remaining is the Christopher Johnson Cottage, dating from ca. 1764 to 1774. The small, -story frame structure has long been known as the Johnson Cottage. The Rosedale mansion was erected in 1836 by Odin Clay, the first president of the

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, and is a two-story, three-bay, brick home laid in

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. The house was enlarged in 1929; a three-bay brick wing was added the original house. It was designed by Lynchburg architect Stanhope S. Johnson, who is best known for designing the Allied Arts Building. an
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in 1983, with a boundary increase in 1992.

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External links

Rosedale, Old Graves Mill Road, Lynchburg, VA:
3 photos, 1 data page, and 1 photo caption page, at

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Christopher Johnson Cottage, State Route 126, Lynchburg vicinity, Campbell County, VA:
3 drawings, 3 photos, 4 data pages, and 2 photo caption pages, at

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