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Snow Hill (Gwaltney Corner, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°05′19″N 77°02′58″W / 37.08861°N 77.04944°W / 37.08861; -77.04944
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Snow Hill
House in 2018
Snow Hill (Gwaltney Corner, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Snow Hill (Gwaltney Corner, Virginia)
Snow Hill (Gwaltney Corner, Virginia) is located in the United States
Snow Hill (Gwaltney Corner, Virginia)
LocationVA 40, near Gwaltney Corner, Virginia
Coordinates37°05′19″N 77°02′58″W / 37.08861°N 77.04944°W / 37.08861; -77.04944
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1836 (1836)
Architectural style"I" House
NRHP reference No.79003091[1]
VLR No.090-0040
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 1979
Designated VLRSeptember 18, 1979[2]

Snow Hill, also known as Booth House, is a historic home located near Gwaltney Corner, Surry County, Virginia. It was built in 1836, and is a 2+12-story, five-bay, I-house style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, exterior end chimneys, and a single pile, central-hall plan. The interior features special decorative treatment of the woodwork in imitation of fine woods and marbles.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (September 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Snow Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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  • [1]: copyrighted photographs taken of the site by Douglas W. Reynolds, Jr. in March 2015.