Guilford (White Post, Virginia)

Guilford
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	VA 644 S side, 0.5 mi. W of jct. with VA 658, near White Post, Virginia
Coordinates	39°00′57″N 78°05′58″W
Area	123 acres (50 ha)
Built	c. 1812 (1812)-1820
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Early Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	93000004[1]
VLR No.	021-0039
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 4, 1993
Designated VLR	December 9, 1992[2]

Guilford is a historic plantation house and a farm located near White Post, Clarke County, Virginia. It was built between 1812 and 1820, and is a two-story, nearly square, brick dwelling with a hipped roof in the Greek Revival style. The front facade features a full-height, three-bay, pedimented portico with monumental Greek Ionic order columns. Also on the property is a contributing brick slave's quarters.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.^[1]

References

1. "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 June 5, 2013.
3. Maral Kalbian (September 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Guilford" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo