Edgewood | |
![]() Distant view of the house | |
Location | 591 Puppy Creek Rd., near Amherst, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°39′20″N 79°08′59″W / 37.65556°N 79.14972°W |
Area | 1,030 acres (420 ha) |
Built | 1858 | -1869
Built by | Massie, Joseph Hardin |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 08000200[1] |
VLR No. | 005-0158 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 14, 2008 |
Designated VLR | December 5, 2007[2] |
Edgewood, also known as Massie House and Boulder Springs, is a historic home and farm located at 591 Puppy Creek Road near Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built by Joseph Hardin Massie between 1858 and 1869. It is a two-story, T-shaped plan, brick house, with a copper-clad gable roof in the Greek Revival style. The house was altered between 1900 and 1927. Also on the property are the contributing bank barn, a 19th-century corn crib, c. 1920 cattle corral, a 19th-century log house, a family cemetery and the ruins of outbuildings and secondary dwellings.[3]
On March 14, 2008, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]