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Burwell-Holland House

Burwell–Holland House
Burwell-Holland House from the road.jpg
Distant view from the southeast
Burwell–Holland House is located in Virginia
Burwell–Holland House
Burwell–Holland House is located in the US
Burwell–Holland House
Location 600 Jacks Mountain Rd., Glade Hill, Virginia
Coordinates 36°58′38″N 79°44′35″W / 36.97722°N 79.74306°W / 36.97722; -79.74306Coordinates: 36°58′38″N 79°44′35″W / 36.97722°N 79.74306°W / 36.97722; -79.74306
Area 26.1 acres (10.6 ha)
Built 1798 (1798)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 02000624
VLR # 033-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 6, 2002
Designated VLR September 14, 1998

Burwell–Holland House is a historic plantation home located near Glade Hill, Franklin County, Virginia. The original house dates back to 1798, and is a two-story, four-room Federal style brick dwelling. It measures 46 feet long and 21 feet wide with gable roof. A one-story, five-room frame, rear addition was added in 1976. Also on the property are a contributing saddlenotched log blacksmith shop, saddlenotched log and chink smokehouse / storehouse, a cemetery, a 19th-century post and beam barn and a 19th-century wood frame corn crib built on short stone pillars. It was the home of Congressman William A. Burwell (1780-1821), son of its builder Col. Lewis Burwell.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.



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