Locustville (Ottoman, Virginia)

Locustville
Distant view from the west
Locustville (Ottoman, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Locustville (Ottoman, Virginia)
Locustville (Ottoman, Virginia) is located in the United States
Locustville (Ottoman, Virginia)
LocationSlabtown Road, near Ottoman, Virginia
Coordinates37°40′53″N 76°30′13″W / 37.68139°N 76.50361°W / 37.68139; -76.50361
Area6.1 acres (2.5 ha)
Built1855 (1855)
Built byF.A. Pierce
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.94001239[1]
VLR No.051-0050
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 21, 1994
Designated VLRAugust 17, 1994[2]

Locustville is a historic plantation house located near Ottoman, Lancaster County, Virginia. It was built in 1855, and is a two-story, five-bay, gable roofed Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a central passage plan and two interior end chimneys. There is a rear ell which also has an interior end chimney. It features a front porch with large Doric order fluted columns.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

  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. ^ Mason B. Cook (January 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Locustville" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo