Olive Hill (Matoaca, Virginia)

Olive Hill
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of Matoaca off VA 36, near Matoaca, Virginia
Coordinates	37°13′34″N 77°29′48″W
Area	75 acres (30 ha)
Built	1740 (1740)
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	75002017[1]
VLR No.	020-0049
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 3, 1975
Designated VLR	December 17, 1974[2]

Olive Hill is a historic plantation house located near Matoaca in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It was built in 1740, and is a two-story, five-bay-wide, white frame house in the Georgian style. The original structure measures 38 by 32 feet (11.6 by 9.8 m). It is sheathed in molded weatherboard and topped by a pedimented roof. The interior features a Chinese lattice stair with a molded hand rail.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#75002017)". 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. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Olive Hill". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo