Gum Creek (Virginia)
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| Location | 1317 Stage Junction Rd., near Columbia, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′29″N 78°09′33″W / 37.77472°N 78.15917°W / 37.77472; -78.15917 |
| Area | 33.1 acres (13.4 ha) |
| Built | c. 1797 |
| Built by | Ross, James, D. and David |
| Architectural style | Early Republic, I-house |
| NRHP reference No. | 03001084[1] |
| VLR No. | 032-0046 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 22, 2003 |
| Designated VLR | June 18, 2003[2] |
Gum Creek is a historic home located near Columbia, Fluvanna County, Virginia. It was built about 1797, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, center passage plan frame dwelling on a stone foundation. Two one-story, shed roofed additions were built after 1839. It features unpainted original interior woodwork, a basement kitchen and stone and brick end chimneys. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse, buggy shed, and the original stone-enclosed spring.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Grace Lindsay Nolting (December 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gum Creek" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
