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Windsor (Cascade, Virginia)

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Windsor
Seen from Mountain Run Road
Windsor (Cascade, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Windsor (Cascade, Virginia)
Windsor (Cascade, Virginia) is located in the United States
Windsor (Cascade, Virginia)
Nearest cityCascade, Virginia
Area38 acres (15 ha)
Built1862 (1862)
Architectural styleItalianate, Georgian
NRHP reference No.80004211[1]
VLR No.071-0035
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1980
Designated VLRApril 15, 1980[2]

Windsor is a historic plantation complex located near Cascade, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. The house was completed in 1862, and is a two-story, five-bay Georgian style brick dwelling, with Italianate style ornamentation. It has a shallow hipped roof and double-pile, central-hall plan. The main section is flanked by one-story, one bay wings. Also on the property are the contributing original school / playhouse, kitchen, smoke house, laundry, gas house, two slave houses, and a spring house, barn / horse stable, Gris Mill.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

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  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 Staff (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Windsor" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo