Willow Grove (Madison Mills, Virginia)
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| Location | 2 mi. (3.2 km) NW of Orange on U.S. 15, near Madison Mills, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°16′23″N 78°07′57″W / 38.27306°N 78.13250°WCoordinates: 38°16′23″N 78°07′57″W / 38.27306°N 78.13250°W |
| Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Built | 1787 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference # | 79003063 |
| VLR # | 068-0049 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 7, 1979 |
| Designated VLR | November 12, 1978 |
Willow Grove, also known as the Clark House, is a historic plantation house located near Madison Mills, Orange County, Virginia. The main brick section was built about 1848, and is connected to a frame wing dated to about 1787. The main section is a 2 1⁄2-story, six-bay, Greek Revival-style brick structure on a high basement. The front facade features a massive, 2 1⁄2-story, tetrastyle pedimented portico with Tuscan order columns, a full Tuscan entablature, an arched brick podium, and Chinese lattice railings. Also on the property are numerous 19th-century dependencies and farm buildings, including a two-story schoolhouse, a one-story weaving house, a smokehouse, and a frame-and-stone barn and stable.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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