Sunny Bank

Sunny Bank
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	Northeast of Covesville, west of the junction of VA 712 and VA 631, near South Garden, Virginia
Coordinates	37°55′11″N 78°38′53″W / 37.91972°N 78.64806°W / 37.91972; -78.64806
Area	105 acres (42 ha)
Built	1797 (1797)
Architectural style	Early Republic, Jeffersonian
NRHP reference No.	76002092[1]
VLR No.	002-0096
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 12, 1976
Designated VLR	April 20, 1976[2]

Sunny Bank is a historic home located near South Garden, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was started in 1797, and is a two-story, frame Palladian style house. It features a two-level pedimented portico projecting from the center three bays. The wings were originally one-story, but later raised to two stories within 20 years of their original construction. Also on the property are a contributing one-story frame office, kitchen and laundry building, smokehouse, log shed, and family cemetery.^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]

References

1. "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 May 12, 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sunny Bank" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

External links

• Sunny Bank, State Route 712 vicinity, North Garden, Albemarle County, VA: 7 measured drawings and 7 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey

• Banks portal