Bon Air, also known as the Adam and Susan Bear House and Bear Lithia, is a historic home located near Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia. It was built about 1870, and is a two-story, central-passage plan brick dwelling with Italianate and Greek Revival style decorative details. It has a metal-sheathed, hip-and-deck roof, a rear two story ell, front and back porches, and two one-story bay windows on the front facade. Also on the property is a contributing two-level meat house/storage building. The house stands next to Bear Lithia Springs, a boldly flowing water source acquired by the Bear family during the colonial period and commercially exploited in the late-19th and early-20th centuries.[3]
Bon Air | |
 Front and western side | |
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| Location | 2477 Bear Lithia Rd., near Elkton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°26′10″N 78°37′8″W / 38.43611°N 78.61889°W |
| Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built | c. 1870 |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000399[1] |
| VLR No. | 082-5157 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 2, 2007 |
| Designated VLR | March 7, 2007[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (December 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bon Air" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photo