Snow Hill (from 2014) 1
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[5 photos is series] Snow Hill, constructed in 1836, was the plantation home of Colonel Samuel Booth (1794-1876) of Surry County, Virginia. It has had few alterations since being built, presenting a structure of excellent architectural integrity. The 2 1/2-story home is a frame weatherboarded house, supported by brick piers, which allowed for circulation of air in a damp climate. It is a 5-bay single pile house or I-house (one room deep) with a central hall. It is a continuation of symmetrical Georgian-style architecture. The gable roof is currently tin, placed in 1972, but beneath that are cypress shingles. An external chimney is on each side. Beneath the roof is a modillion cornice. The windows are shuttered or boarded up, but the upper floor has five 6/6 double hung sashes while the first level has four 9/9 sashes. The entrance consists of double-leaf field-panel wooden doors. A field panel, as I’ve just learned, is a recessed or raised panel surrounded by moldings—and in the case of Snow Hill, the front door is a three fielded panel door. It’s not visible on the photos taken in 2014 (the door is boarded up), but it does show on the 2019 photo. At one time there was a porch, the outline visible around the entrance. Snow Hill, or the Booth House, has an independent listing on the National Register of Historic Places, added December 18, 1979 with reference ID 79003091.
I have concerns that this historical structure will fall victim to inattention. For its age, it has held up remarkably well, but all houses have limited existence without some tender loving care. I hope the home is ultimately restored as it shows a typical early 19th century plantation home if eastern Virginia.
The NRHP nomination form includes information on interior features. It is located at www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/090-0040_Sno...(Booth_House)_1979_Final_Nomination.pdf
The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) includes some drawings and a history of the house and its occupants. The history can be found at tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/va/va04... and the drawings at
www.loc.gov/pictures/item/va0455/
A nice photo gallery is at genecharris.com/snow hill/snow_index.htm This site duplicates the HABS history.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Snow Hill (from 2014) 1
This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work.
[5 photos is series] Snow Hill, constructed in 1836, was the plantation home of Colonel Samuel Booth (1794-1876) of Surry County, Virginia. It has had few alterations since being built, presenting a structure of excellent architectural integrity. The 2 1/2-story home is a frame weatherboarded house, supported by brick piers, which allowed for circulation of air in a damp climate. It is a 5-bay single pile house or I-house (one room deep) with a central hall. It is a continuation of symmetrical Georgian-style architecture. The gable roof is currently tin, placed in 1972, but beneath that are cypress shingles. An external chimney is on each side. Beneath the roof is a modillion cornice. The windows are shuttered or boarded up, but the upper floor has five 6/6 double hung sashes while the first level has four 9/9 sashes. The entrance consists of double-leaf field-panel wooden doors. A field panel, as I’ve just learned, is a recessed or raised panel surrounded by moldings—and in the case of Snow Hill, the front door is a three fielded panel door. It’s not visible on the photos taken in 2014 (the door is boarded up), but it does show on the 2019 photo. At one time there was a porch, the outline visible around the entrance. Snow Hill, or the Booth House, has an independent listing on the National Register of Historic Places, added December 18, 1979 with reference ID 79003091.
I have concerns that this historical structure will fall victim to inattention. For its age, it has held up remarkably well, but all houses have limited existence without some tender loving care. I hope the home is ultimately restored as it shows a typical early 19th century plantation home if eastern Virginia.
The NRHP nomination form includes information on interior features. It is located at www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/090-0040_Sno...(Booth_House)_1979_Final_Nomination.pdf
The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) includes some drawings and a history of the house and its occupants. The history can be found at tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/va/va04... and the drawings at
www.loc.gov/pictures/item/va0455/
A nice photo gallery is at genecharris.com/snow hill/snow_index.htm This site duplicates the HABS history.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.