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Bloomsbury (Orange, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°15′23″N 78°3′33″W / 38.25639°N 78.05917°W / 38.25639; -78.05917
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Bloomsbury
Historic marker for Bloomsbury near Orange County Airport, April 2017
Bloomsbury (Orange, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Bloomsbury (Orange, Virginia)
Bloomsbury (Orange, Virginia) is located in the United States
Bloomsbury (Orange, Virginia)
LocationOff VA 20 W of jct. with VA 600, near Orange, Virginia
Coordinates38°15′23″N 78°3′33″W / 38.25639°N 78.05917°W / 38.25639; -78.05917
Area377 acres (153 ha)
Builtc. 1720 (1720), c. 1797
Architectural styleColonial, Georgian, Southern Colonial
NRHP reference No.92000044[1]
VLR No.068-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 1992
Designated VLRJune 19, 1990[2]

Bloomsbury is a historic home located near Orange, Orange County, Virginia. The original section dates to the early- to mid-18th century, and is a 1+12-story, frame Colonial dwelling with a steep gable roof and "U"-plan stairway of a form unknown elsewhere in Virginia. It retains nearly all its original late-Georgian interior detailing. It was doubled in size about 1797, with a two-story Federal-period addition that stands at right angles to the original block and is flanked by early shed-roofed end wings. The house was restored in the 1960s. Also on the property are a contributing 19th-century smokehouse, a contributing 18th-century cemetery, and a contributing garden site.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Jeffrey M. O'Dell (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bloomsbury" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo