Locust Grove (Dillwyn, Virginia)
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Peter Francisco House
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Front of the house
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| Location | SE of Dillwyn, 0.9 mi. S of SR 626, near Dillwyn, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°29′2″N 78°22′9″W / 37.48389°N 78.36917°WCoordinates: 37°29′2″N 78°22′9″W / 37.48389°N 78.36917°W |
| Architectural style | Central-passage house |
| NRHP Reference # | 72001386 |
| VLR # | 014-0097 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
| Designated VLR | January 18, 1972 |
Locust Grove is a historic house located between Dillwyn and Buckingham, Virginia, constructed before 1794. It is remembered for its connection to the Revolutionary soldier Peter Francisco, and as the Peter Francisco House it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972.
Locust Grove is a 1 1⁄2-story single-pile house; it is covered by a gable roof, with two shed dormers on each slope. A box cornice forms a base for the roof. There are two chimneys on the building's exterior, one on either end. The eastern of the two is of Flemish bond, and is original; the western, of American bond, appears to be a replacement dating to the time when a one-story wing was added onto the house. This wing is now gone, but the foundation of its chimney remains; a small garden has been platted on the site. The foundation of the structure is of English bond, and there is a full basement. At the time of the house's National Register nomination, most of the original window frames, complete with their original sills, remained, as did a good deal of beaded siding. The house's woodwork is of heart pine, and it is joined with wooden pegs and nails.
Inside, the house was divided into two principal rooms per floor, with a central hallway for the stairs. Few original fittings survive; the mantels and wainscoting were removed, as were some floorboards from the second floor. Part of the first-level floor had fallen in. Portions of the stairway survived, as did the north-exterior door. The walls were once plastered, but much of the covering has disintegrated over time.
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