Blue Ridge Farm (Greenwood, Virginia)

Blue Ridge Farm, also known as Alton Park, is a historic estate located near Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia. The main residence consists of a 2 1/2-half-story, five-bay brick center section built in the mid-19th century, with two asymmetrical brick wings designed by William Lawrence Bottomley and added in 1923–1924. The center section has a steeply pitched gambrel roof with a balustraded deck and parapet ends. The exterior and nearly all of the interior appointments are executed in the Georgian Revival style. The gardens were designed by noted landscape architect Charles Gillette.[3]

Blue Ridge Farm
Front of the farmhouse
Blue Ridge Farm (Greenwood, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Blue Ridge Farm (Greenwood, Virginia)
Blue Ridge Farm (Greenwood, Virginia) is located in the United States
Blue Ridge Farm (Greenwood, Virginia)
LocationJunction of VA 691 and VA 692, near Greenwood, Virginia
Coordinates38°2′28″N 78°44′20″W
Area75 acres (30 ha)
Built1923 (1923)-1924
ArchitectBottomley, William Lawrence; Gillette, Charles F.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.90002163[1]
VLR No.002-0498
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1991
Designated VLRFebruary 20, 1990[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

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