La Vista (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°10′4″N 77°29′28″W / 38.16778°N 77.49111°W / 38.16778; -77.49111
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La Vista
La Vista (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)
La Vista (Spotsylvania County, Virginia) is located in Northern Virginia
La Vista (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)
La Vista (Spotsylvania County, Virginia) is located in Virginia
La Vista (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)
La Vista (Spotsylvania County, Virginia) is located in the United States
La Vista (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)
Location4420 Guinea Station Rd., Guinea, Virginia
Coordinates38°10′4″N 77°29′28″W / 38.16778°N 77.49111°W / 38.16778; -77.49111
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1838
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.97001508[1]
VLR No.088-0143
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1997
Designated VLRSeptember 17, 1997[2]

La Vista, also known as The Grove, is a historic plantation house in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States.[3] It was built about 1855, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal / Greek revival style frame dwelling. It has a hipped roof, interior end chimneys, and a pedimented portico with fluted Doric order columns. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse and the Boulware family burial grounds.[4]

La Vista was added to the National Register of Historic Places in December 1997.[1]

References[edit]

  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. ^ Lawliss, Chuck (2011). Robert E. Lee Slept Here. Random House Digital, Inc. ISBN 9780307757722.
  4. ^ Helen P. Ross (July 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: La Vista" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo