Tarover

Coordinates: 36°42′02″N 78°57′53″W / 36.70056°N 78.96472°W / 36.70056; -78.96472
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Tarover
Entrance to the property
Tarover is located in Virginia
Tarover
Tarover is located in the United States
Tarover
LocationWest of South Boston, Virginia, on River Road
Coordinates36°42′02″N 78°57′53″W / 36.70056°N 78.96472°W / 36.70056; -78.96472
Area25 acres (10 ha)
Built1856 (1856)
ArchitectJohn E. Johnson
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.78003021[1]
VLR No.041-0053
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1978
Designated VLRJuly 18, 1978[2]

Tarover is a historic home located near South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia. It was built in 1856, and is a two-story, gable roofed stone dwelling set on a low stone foundation in the Gothic Revival style. It is three bays wide and features a two-story projecting porch tower with a gable roof.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References[edit]

  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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (May 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tarover" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo