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One of Scottsville's most beautiful and interesting attractions is its architecture. Some one
hundred old buildings remain inside the town limits, many of them homes dating before the Civil War with three homes built before
1800. Excellent examples of Roman Revival (1800-1830) and Greek Revival (1830-1860) architecture can be seen in the houses along Harrison and Jackson Streets. Other
storybook houses, built after the Civil War through the early 1900's, nestle comfortably in their historic surroundings along
Harrison, Jackson, and Main Streets. Just outside the Scottsville town limits are many other homes that also have
interesting histories and architecture. These sturdy homes, surrounded with boxwoods and poplars, have the look
of homes that have not passed from owner to owner, but have withstood the test of taste and time.
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The Terrace | ||
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Date: 1897 Image Number: B01cdB19 Comments: The Terrace is a Victorian-style residence on Scottsville's Jackson Street, built in 1897 by Dr. and Mrs. Pinckney Powers. For many years the Terrace was the home of Miss Susie Blair, granddaughter of the D.P. Powers and a member of the first Scottsville Museum Board when it was dedicated on July 4, 1970. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Barclay House | ||
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Date: ca. 1900 Image Number: B02cdB19 Comments: The Barclay House is a small townhouse on Scottsville's Lot 31 and is next door to the Disciples of Christ Church on Main Street. John B. Hart purchased this property without a structure in 1830 and resold the lot six months later for his original purchase price. On January 1, 1838, Daniel P. Perkins sold Lot 31 with its 'house and lot on Main Street' to Sarah C. Harris, mother of James Turner Barclay. By 1850, Dr. James Turner Barclay and his family lived in this house next door to the Disciples of Christ Church where he was its first minister. Today the Barclay House serves as Scottsville Museum's historical and genealogical resource center. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Mountain View | ||
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Date: ca. 1900 Image Number: M28cdKM01 Comments: Mountain View was a farm on Mt. Vista Road near Scottsville. It was owned by Captain John Lee Pitts in the early 1900's and became the home of his son, Lindsay Pitts, after World War I. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Fairview, now 'High Meadows' | ||
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Date: ca. 1904 Image Number: E21cdE01 Comments: The family of Charles Bascom Harris, Sr., gather in front of their Fairview home in Scottsville. This elegant two-story brick home was constructed by Harris in 1883. Behind it was a smaller brick home built ca. 1832 by Peter White, the surveyor of Scottsville. Harris chose to join these two homes via a longitudinal hall. With its 1985 restoration, Fairview became a country inn known as 'High Meadows.' Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Idylwood, Home of William E. Burgess | ||
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Date: June 6, 1909 Image Number: DB17cdDB04 Comments: Idylwood was the home and photo studio of William E. Burgess, an accomplished photographer of Scottsville and Virginia. Located near Driver's Hill and east of Scottsville, Idylwood was purchased by William and Rena Cook after William Burgess' death. After this home was destroyed by fire in 1962, the Cook family built a new home in the exact same spot. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum
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Snowden | ||
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Date: 1915 Image Number: RollTenNeg16A Comments: Snowden was the over 2000-acre estate owned by Peter Jefferson (1708-1757), father of Thomas and Randolph Jefferson. After Peter's death, Snowden became the property of his younger son, Randolph. Located on the south side of Horseshoe Bend, the original home burned to the ground within months of Randolph's death in 1815. In c. 1848-1850, Captain John L. Harris rebuilt the Snowden home (shown at left) high up on the estate's bluff and overlooking Scottsville and the James River. See the larger image for more information as well as a 1907 Burgess photo showing Snowden from the Scottsville side of the James River. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Belle Haven | ||
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Date: ca. 1915 Image Number: M39cdM03 Comments: Belle Haven is a Victorian residence built ca. 1880 for an English family named Clark; Captain John L. Pitts bought this home around 1900. Belle Haven sits on 46 acres of land overlooking the James River at Scottsville. Some of its unique features are richly decorated vergeboards in its gables and Tiffany glass windows. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Cliffside | ||
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Date: ca. 1915 Image Number: EEcdEE01 Comments: Cliffside sits on a steep hill overlooking Scottsville and was built in 1835 for Dr. Gilly M. Lewis, a local doctor and owner of Albemarle Mill on the Hardware River. Long the home of the Lewis family, Cliffside also served as the headquarters of Generals Philip Sheridan and Armstrong Custer during the Union raid of Scottsville in March 1865. Later Captain John L. Pitts bought Cliffside for his sons, and in this photo Elizabeth (Holladay) Pitts, his daughter-in-law, is shown standing on the home's front steps. In 1929, Virginia Moore, author of Scottsville on the James, purchased Cliffside and lived there until her death in 1993. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Glendower | ||
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Date: ca. 1916 Image Number: EE06cdEE01 Comments: Glendower sits on part of the 1732 land grant to Edward Scott and lies on the north side of the James River "at a place called Totier." It is possible that the present dwelling at Glendower was built by Samuel Dyer about 1808. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Morrisena | ||
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Date: ca. 1917 Image Number: JM03cdJM01 Comments: In 1747, Hugh Morris patented 400 acres of land on the branches of Totier Creek near Warren in Albemarle County, Virginia, and he built his home there. This property is one of only a few properties in Albemarle County that has remained in the same family since the original land grant was issued by King George II and witnessed by Sir William Gooch, Colonial Governor of Virginia. The property has been farmed continuously by 7 generations of the Morris family. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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New Valmont | ||
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Image Number: Roll4Neg21A Comments: Pictured here is new Valmont, built after the Civil War on the 550 acres of land patented by Edward Scott in 1732. This home replaced Scott's original manor house, which was burned by the Union Army during the waning days of the Civil War.
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The Palace | ||
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Date: 1927 Image Number: B418cdB28 Comments: 'The Palace' on Scottsville's Valley Street was the home of William 'Billy' S. Beal. This low-slung home, located at the right of Victory Theater, has been razed and now serves as a parking area by the Town of Scottsville offices. But during its Scottsville days, it is fondly remembered for its broad front porch where old Civil War veterans gathered to discuss their war experiences and watch town life bustle about them. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Pine Knot, Hunting Lodge of Theodore Roosevelt | ||
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Date: ca. 1930 Image Number: JH11cdJH01 Comments: Pine Knot is a rustic cottage near Keene, Virginia, that served as the Albemarle County getaway for President Theodore Roosevelt and his family from 1905-1908. In 1905, Edith Kermit Roosevelt purchased this newly built farmhand's cottage and 15 acres from William Willmer, an old family friend and owner of Plain Dealing Farm. Pine Knot stayed in the Roosevelt family until 1941 when it was sold to George Omohundro, Teddy's hunting partner and neighbor at Pine Knot. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Chester | ||
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Date: unknown Image Number: Roll3Neg6A Comments: This beautiful home, located on Scottsville's James River Road, was built in 1847 by Joseph C. Wright, a retired landscape architect from Chester, England. In 1853, George Walden Dillard purchased Chester while living at the Mill House in Glendower. In March 1865, Chester played a part in the Civil War during General Sheridan's occupation and partial destruction of Scottsville. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Mt. Walla | ||
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Date: 1937 Image Number: VHIP_11_0189 Comments: Mt. Walla sits on a bluff overlooking Scottsville and the James River. This home was built on the original Edward Scott patent of 1732, and the acreage where the home is located was subsequently given to Edward's son, John Scott I (d. 1798). John Scott I then left the property to his grandson, John Scott III (1796-1829). Deed research indicates the home may have been built by Richard Moon between 1821-1828. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Riverview | ||
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Date: 1937 Image Number: VHIP_02_0364 Comments: Littleberry Moon, a wealthy Scottsville merchant, married Sallie Price Perkins in 1808 and purchased the land on which Riverview now stands in 1816. Moon built this house by 1820, and it was originally a two-over-two configuration with a room added to what was then the rear of the house, which Mr. Moon used as an office for his businesses associated with the river trade. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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The Doll House | ||
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Date: 1937 Image Number: Roll7Neg4A Comments: The Doll House was a one-story frame house, built around 1810 or earlier, and once owned by Peter Field Jefferson, grandson of Thomas Jefferson's brother, Randolph. Later the house was owned by Rev. John A. Doll, who co-founded the Union Baptist Church on Hardware Street with the Rev. Henry Smith. The Doll House occupies Scottsville Lot 36 and faces Main Street. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Hatton Grange | ||
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Date: ca. 1937 Image Number: EE08cdEE01 Comments: Originally named "Mountain View" and now "Hatton Grange," this charming James River plantation is located 5 miles west of Scottsville. James Bruce purchased the plantation from Wilson Cary Nicholas, a Trustee and influential farmer in Albemarle County after the Revolutionary War. Bruce sold the land to Dr. Joseph B. Glover of Buckingham County on November 25, 1831, and Dr. Glover built this 12-room residence shortly thereafter. In 1847, Hatton Grange ownership passed to Dr. Glover's daughter, who had married James Mason, a prominent Scottsville banker and businessman. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Viewmont | ||
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Date: ca. 1937 Image Number: LOC160638pr Comments: Joshua Fry, one of the founding fathers of Albemarle County, Virginia, built the original Viewmont house by 1737. That structure burned before 1800 but was rebuilt on the same foundation and retained the old massive chimneys at either end of the house. Located nine miles northwest of Scottsville on Rt. 20, Viewmont was the home of Lottie Moon, a famous Baptist missionary to North China in the late 1800's. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Jefferies-Bruce House | ||
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Date: ca. 1969 Image Number: B252cdB25 Comments: The Jefferies-Bruce house, located at 540 Harrison Street, was built ca. 1838. After the Civil War, the Virginius B. Jefferies family lived here, and in 1919, Thomas Ellison Bruce purchased this home from the Jefferies. The Jefferies-Bruce house is an excellent example of 19th century symmetry in design and craftsmanship. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Old Hall | ||
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Date: August 7, 1973 Image Number: B253cdB25 Comments: Old Hall was built circa 1830 on the southwest corner of Byrd and Harrison Streets (Lots 167 and 168) in Scottsville. Known also as the James W. Mason House after its first owner, it was purchased from Mason by Joseph R. Beal in 1856 and remained in the Beal family for 101 years. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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The Tompkins House | ||
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Date: ca. 1973 Image Number: B254cdB25 Comments: The Sally Tompkins House is located just east of Valley Street at 180 Jackson Street. It was built by Dr. Samuel W. Tompkins about 1835 and is a simply constructed, one and a half-storied brick house with chimneys on either end of the house. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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The Herndon House | ||
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Date: ca. 1975 Image Number: KEL01cdKEL01 Comments: The Herndon House was built between 1800-1810 and is located at 347 East Main Street in Scottsville. Similar in design to the Colonial House next door, the Herndon house is a frame dwelling with weatherboard siding. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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The Harris-Hill House | ||
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Date: unknown Image Number: E03cdE01 Comments: The Harris-Hill House was the home of Miletus and Frances Caroline Harris when the Civil War started. Located just south of the Baptist Church on Harrison Street, this home was purchased in 1889 by the Major James C. Hill family of Scottsville. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Shadows | ||
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Date: 2001 Image Number: GD01CDGD01 Comments: Shadows is a two-story frame house at 470 Harrison Street in Scottsville, which is believed to have been built ca. 1830 by a member of the town�s founding Scott family. A recently uncovered inner log wall indicates that a portion of the house is of even older construction. The earliest documented owner of Shadows was Peyton Harrison, who also owned 21 acres of land along what is now Harrison Street. Harrison then donated the 21 acres of land to the Town of Scottsville, who annexed this land and called it the "Harrison Addition." Harrison also founded the Scottsville Presbyterian Church. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Blair (Tipton) House | ||
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Date: 2002 Image Number: CG118cdCG08 Comments: The Blair (Tipton) House at 620 Harrison Street was built between 1842-1844 and is a two-story, brick house constructed over a raised cellar. In 1875, John T. Blair, a Scottsville merchant and Confederate veteran with the 19th Virginia Infantry, purchased this home with his wife, Martha. The Blair family lived here from 1875-1926 before selling the home to George T. Omohundro, another Scottsville merchant. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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The Dr. Percy Harris House | ||
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Date: 2002 Image Number: CG03cdCG01 Comments: The Harris House on West Main Street was built in 1934 and served as the home and office of Dr. Percy Harris, a physician, farmer, and former Mayor of Scottsville (1943-1953). Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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The Colonial House | ||
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Date: 2010 Image Number: CG82cdCG08 Comments: Located at 345 East Main Street, the Colonial House (also known as the Fore House) is possibly the oldest remaining building in Scottsville. The back wing of the house was built in 1732, and the front part of the house was built in 1780. This house in 2010 still has its original beaded siding with rose-headed nails. Copyright � 2020 by Scottsville Museum |
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Old Scottsville Methodist Parsonage | ||
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Date: 2010 Image Number: CG85cdCG08 Comments: The old Scottsville Methodist Parsonage, located at 270 Jackson Street, was built circa 1855. In February 1885, this house was purchased by the Methodist Church for $1000, and it served as the home for the Methodist pastor for the next sixty years. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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The Grove House | ||
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Date: 2010 Image Number: CG83cdCG08 Comments: The Grove House at 385 Harrison Street was built ca. 1932 by Annie and Marjorie Nicholas on land purchased from the Presbyterian Church. The Nicholas home soon became a boarding house for teachers at the Scottsville School. In 1978, Jesse and Jacqueline Grove bought this home and completely renovated it. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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The Terrell House | ||
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Date: 2010 Image Number: CG80cdCG08 Comments: The Terrell House at 732 Valley Street was owned by Charles Terrell, an African-American blacksmith in Scottsville from the 1889 to the 1920s. Recently restored, the Terrell house was part of a community of African-American workers and business owners along Valley and Warren Streets after the Civil War. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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The Thomas Staples House | ||
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Date: 2013 Image Number: CG3333cd11_2013 Comments: The Staples House at 240 Jackson Street was the home of Thomas Staples, a leading merchant in Scottsville. This wood-frame house is clad with beaded weatherboard and has 4 chimneys, and its core dates from circa 1790. The Staples house overlooks the Disciples of Christ Church below it, a church which Staples helped James Turner Barclay build in 1846. Staples served as an elder for the Disciples Church under Barclay's leadership and then as its leader when Barclay was sent to Jerusalem as the church's first missionary to Jerusalem in 1850. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Dr. Reuben Lindsay's House | ||
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Date: 2010 Image Number: CG91cdCG08 Comments: The Dr. Reuben Lindsay House at 521 Harrison Street was built between 1800 and 1850. The architectural style of this single-story brick house is Greek revival, and it has a full English basement. Dr. Lindsay (1827-1881) lived in this home and was a much-beloved Scottsville physician. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Cliffview | ||
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Date: 2010 Image Number: CG95cdCG08 Comments: Cliffview at 280 Bird Street was the former home of John S. Martin, brother of U.S. Senator Thomas Staples Martin. Martin built this home around 1900 using sand brick manufactured at his brickyard across the James River in Buckingham County on the lowlands of the Snowden estate. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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Lewis House | ||
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Date: 2010 Image Number: CG117cdCG08 Comments: The Lewis House at 240 Warren Street, now known as 'Wynnewood', is a two-story, wood-frame home clad in weatherboard that was built circa 1850 by the John O. Lewis family. During the Union raid on Scottsville in 1865, lower-ranking officers stayed at Wynnewood with enlisted men camped on its lawns until their mission to destroy the JR&K Canal was completed. After Dr. Adolphus P. Bowles married Virginia C. Lewis in 1898, the widowed Sallie Lewis gave her daughter and new son-in-law three acres of the Cliffside lower yard plus this Lewis house. Copyright � 2018 by Scottsville Museum |
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