Fairview | |
Location | 2416 Lowesville Road, south of Lowesville, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°41′58″N 79°3′56″W / 37.69944°N 79.06556°W |
Area | 5.9 acres (2.4 ha) |
Built by | Nathan C. Taliaferro |
Architectural style | Italian Villa |
NRHP reference No. | 09000391[1] |
VLR No. | 005-0006 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 3, 2009 |
Designated VLR | March 19, 2009[2] |
Fairview is a historic home located near Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built in 1867, and is a 2+1⁄2-story Italian Villa style brick dwelling. It has a three-story tower set at a 45-degree angle to the primary elevation. The house features a low-pitched roof with overhanging eaves, wide frieze with decorative brackets, arched windows, and a bay window. Also on the property are the contributing late-19th century smokehouse and tenant house (c. 1920).[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]