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Property Name	Dulwich Manor
Reference Number	13000335
State	Virginia
County	Amherst
Town	Amherst
Street Address	550 Richmond Highway
Multiple Property Submission Name	N/A
Status	Listed 5/28/2013
Link to full file	http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/places/pdfs/13000335.pdf

Constructed in 1909 for Norfolk, Virginia, real estate moful Herman Lawrence Page, Dulwich Manor (also known as Dulwich Farm or Dulwich House) is one of the largest and most ornate houses constructed in Amherst County during the first half of the 20th century, and is, by far, the most significant example of a purpose-built summer house in the county. The Neoclassical mansion features Flemish bond brickwork with brick quoins, diorite stone window sills and keystones, a steeply-pitched hipped roof covered with slate, and a massive two-story portico supported by Ionic columns. Used for recreation and entertainment by the Page family for more than four decades, the house boasts large and open public spaces on the first floor.

 

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