Sunny Bank
Drawing of the property
Sunny Bank is located in Virginia
Sunny Bank
Sunny Bank is located in the United States
Sunny Bank
LocationNortheast of Covesville, west of the junction of VA 712 and VA 631, near South Garden, Virginia
Coordinates37°55′11″N 78°38′53″W / 37.91972°N 78.64806°W / 37.91972; -78.64806
Area105 acres (42 ha)
Built1797 (1797)
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Jeffersonian
NRHP reference No.76002092[1]
VLR No.002-0096
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976
Designated VLRApril 20, 1976[2]

Sunny Bank is a historic home located near South Garden, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was started in 1797, and is a two-story, frame Palladian style house. It features a two-level pedimented portico projecting from the center three bays. The wings were originally one-story, but later raised to two stories within 20 years of their original construction. Also on the property are a contributing one-story frame office, kitchen and laundry building, smokehouse, log shed, and family cemetery.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  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 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sunny Bank" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

External links


U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
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