Ramsay (Greenwood, Virginia)

Historic house in Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Ramsay

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Virginia Landmarks Register

Ramsay, November 2010

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Location| 7760 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Greenwood, Virginia
Coordinates| 38°2′14″N 78°46′13″W﻿ / ﻿38.03722°N 78.77028°W﻿ / 38.03722; -78.77028
Area| 78.4 acres (31.7 ha)
Built| 1900
Architect| Grigg, Milton La Tour
Architectural style| Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.| 05000135[1]
VLR No.| 002-0844
Significant dates
Added to NRHP| March 10, 2005
Designated VLR| December 1, 2004[2]

Ramsay is a historic estate located at Greenwood in Albemarle County, Virginia. Contributing elements on the estate include the main house (c. 1900), barn (c. 1937), garden (c. 1937), cottage (c. 1950), tenant house and garage (c. 1900), main house garage (c. 1900), potting shed (c. 1937), three greenhouse ruins (c. 1939), smoke house, chicken house, equipment shed, slave cabin ruins (c. 1830 and moved 1930), and a circular turnaround (c. 1930's). The main house is a classical Revival style dwelling begun about 1900 with sympathetic additions dated to 1937, 1947, and the early 1950s. The sympathetic additions and modifications, and barn and garden, were designed by noted Charlottesville architect Milton L. Grigg (1905-1982).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

## See also

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* Emmanuel Church (Greenwood, Virginia)

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). Ramsay. Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. 2010-11-27. See also: "Accompanying photos".

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