Snow Hill (Gwaltney Corner, Virginia)

Snow Hill, also known as Booth House, is a historic home located near Gwaltney Corner, Surry County, Virginia. It was built in 1836, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, I-house style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, exterior end chimneys, and a single pile, central-hall plan. The interior features special decorative treatment of the woodwork in imitation of fine woods and marbles.[3]

Snow Hill
House in 2018
LocationVA 40, near Gwaltney Corner, Virginia
Coordinates37°05′19″N 77°02′58″W
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1836 (1836)
Architectural style"I" House
NRHP reference No.79003091[1]
VLR No.090-0040
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 1979
Designated VLRSeptember 18, 1979[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[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 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (September 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Snow Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  • : copyrighted photographs taken of the site by Douglas W. Reynolds, Jr. in March 2015.


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