Belle Plaine, Locust Dale

Name: Belle Plaine
Address: Locust Dale, United States

#3 among attractions in Locust Dale

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Belle Plaine is a historic farm property at 2488 South United States Route 15 in rural Madison County, Virginia, south of Locust Dale. The main farmhouse is a five-bay two-story frame structure, to which is attached a somewhat older log structure, finished like the main block in wooden clapboards. It is believed that the log portion is one of the oldest surviving structures in the county. The property illustrates the changing trends of agricultural use over more than two centuries. ()

Built: 1760 (264 years ago)Coordinates: 38°19'1"N, 78°7'13"W

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Locust Dale United States

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Belle Plaine – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: James Madison Museum, St. Thomas Church, Orange County Courthouse, Locust Hill.

5.1 miS
Museum, History museum
James Madison Museum, Orange
130 min walk • The James Madison Museum located in Orange, Virginia is a museum dedicated to 4th president of the United States James Madison and his wife, Dolley Madison. Exhibits include original furniture used by James Madison, his personal items, portraits of the Madisons, and a statue.
5.1 miS
Church
St. Thomas Church, Orange
130 min walk • St. Thomas Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Orange, Virginia, United States. It is a rectangular brick structure measuring 40 feet wide and 105 feet deep. The front facade features a recessed portico with two Doric columns flanked by two Doric pilasters.
5 miS
Interesting neighbourhood, Neo-renaissance architecture
Orange County Courthouse, Orange
127 min walk • Orange County Courthouse is a historic courthouse complex located at Orange, Orange County, Virginia. It was built in 1858–1859, and is a 1 1/2-story, Italian Villa style brick structure. The front facade features a three-part arcade consisting of a semi-elliptical arch flanked by small semicircular arches.
1.5 miN
Greek Revival architecture
Locust Hill, Locust Dale
39 min walk • Locust Hill is a historic home and farm complex located at Locust Dale, Madison County, Virginia. The two-story frame house incorporates an original side-passage- plan section dating to 1834. which was enlarged and given a two-tier Doric order front porch probably about 1849.
5.3 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Chestnut Hill, Orange
135 min walk • Chestnut Hill is a historic home located at Orange, Orange County, Virginia. It was built about 1860, and is a two-story, frame dwelling in a combination of the Italianate and Greek Revival styles. A Second Empire style mansard roof was added in 1891.
4.9 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Rebel Hall, Orange
125 min walk • Rebel Hall is a historic plantation house located at Orange, Orange County, Virginia. It was built in 1848–1849, and is a two-story, three bay, Greek Revival style brick dwelling.
5 miS
Neighbourhood
Orange Commercial Historic District, Orange
129 min walk • Orange Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Orange, Orange County, Virginia. One of Virginia's Main Street communities, it encompasses 61 contributing buildings in the central business district of Orange's county seat.
1.3 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Brampton, Locust Dale
34 min walk • Brampton, also known as Buena Vista Farm, is a historic home located near Orange, in Madison County, Virginia. It was built about 1846, as a two-bay, side passage plan with a flat roof, two-story portico, and a small wing.