Gospel Hill Historic District

359 Sherwood Ave

A building, Ca. 1890

FrameContributes to the historic character of the district

Did you know?Origins of the park land

1890

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From the National Register nomination

frame (German siding); 2 stories; L-gable roof with projecting gable facing front; 2 bays. Single-story full front porch supported by Tuscan columns and topped by pediment over entrance. Vernacular with Colonial Revival influences. Ca. 1890, with porch alteration ca. 1920. Pishscale Shingles decorate gable ends. Entrance in south bay with transom and Sidelights. 2/2 lights.

Style: Vernacular, Colonial Revival
Stories: 2
Built of: frame (German siding)
Exterior: frame (German siding), Pishscale Shingles
Roof: L-gable roof with projecting gable facing front
Height: About 33 ft to the top of the roof; covers about 1,650 sq ft of ground (USGS lidar survey, 2020)

Notable features

Single-story full front porch supported by Tuscan columns and topped by pediment over entrance
transom
Sidelights

Later changes

porch alteration ca. 1920

Today

See it on Google Street View (opens Google Maps, where “See more dates” shows older photos)

Nearby

Similar

314 Sherwood Ave,

Nearby markers

The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Founded 1839, I-16, 710 m
Mary Baldwin College, I-17, 790 m
Dr. William Fleming, A-64, 950 m
Augusta County Courthouse, I-34, 980 m

Source: Gospel Hill Historic District National Register Nomination, page 62. Listed there as “359 Sherwood Avenue.”