Westend (Trevilians, Virginia)
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Westend is a temple-fronted house near Trevilians, Virginia
. Built in 1849, the house's design refers to the Classical Revival style, representing an extension of the Jeffersonian
ideal of classical architecture. The house was built for Mrs. James Morris on a property that she had inherited from her late husband. The building project was supervised by Colonel James Magruder. The house was the centerpiece of a substantial plantation, and a number of dependencies, including slave dwellings, survive. It remained with the descendants of the Morris family into the 1970s.
The two-story house is built of brick, and features a tetrastyle Tuscan
portico
on its principal facade. The main three-bay section is flanked by three-bay, one-story wings and surmounted by a hipped roof with prominent interior chimneys The fronts of these wings were originally orangeries. The rear facade features a one-story Tuscan porch. The house is painted in a light color to resemble stucco. The interior is arranged around a central hall that is subdivided into an entrance hall and a stair hall to the rear, with two rooms to either side.
Westend was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
on September 17, 1970. It is included in the Green Springs National Historic Landmark District
, a notable concentration of large plantations and manor houses centered on the Green Springs neighborhood. Much of the surrounding country is under scenic easement agreements, administered by the National Park Service
.
Trevilians, Virginia
Trevilians is an unincorporated community in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. Trevilians is located at the junction of U.S. Route 33 and Virginia State Route 22 west-northwest of Louisa. Trevilians has a post office with ZIP code 23170....
. Built in 1849, the house's design refers to the Classical Revival style, representing an extension of the Jeffersonian
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...
ideal of classical architecture. The house was built for Mrs. James Morris on a property that she had inherited from her late husband. The building project was supervised by Colonel James Magruder. The house was the centerpiece of a substantial plantation, and a number of dependencies, including slave dwellings, survive. It remained with the descendants of the Morris family into the 1970s.
The two-story house is built of brick, and features a tetrastyle Tuscan
Tuscan order
Among canon of classical orders of classical architecture, the Tuscan order's place is due to the influence of the Italian Sebastiano Serlio, who meticulously described the five orders including a "Tuscan order", "the solidest and least ornate", in his fourth book of Regole generalii di...
portico
Portico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls...
on its principal facade. The main three-bay section is flanked by three-bay, one-story wings and surmounted by a hipped roof with prominent interior chimneys The fronts of these wings were originally orangeries. The rear facade features a one-story Tuscan porch. The house is painted in a light color to resemble stucco. The interior is arranged around a central hall that is subdivided into an entrance hall and a stair hall to the rear, with two rooms to either side.
Westend was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on September 17, 1970. It is included in the Green Springs National Historic Landmark District
Green Springs National Historic Landmark District
Green Springs National Historic Landmark District is a national historic district in Louisa County, Virginia noted for its concentration of fine rural manor houses and related buildings in an intact agricultural landscape...
, a notable concentration of large plantations and manor houses centered on the Green Springs neighborhood. Much of the surrounding country is under scenic easement agreements, administered by the National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
.
External links
- Westend at Green Springs National Historic Landmark District, National Park Service
- Westend (Main House), Route 638 vicinity, Trevilians vicinity, Louisa, VA, at the Historic American Building Survey (HABS)
- Westend, Outbuilding No. 1, Route 638 vicinity, Trevilians vicinity, Louisa, VA, HABS
- Westend, Outbuilding No. 2, Route 638 vicinity, Trevilians vicinity, Louisa, VA, HABS
- Westend, Slave Quarters No. 1, Route 638 vicinity, Trevilians vicinity, Louisa, VA, HABS
- Westend, Slave Quarters No. 2, Route 638 vicinity, Trevilians vicinity, Louisa, VA, HABS