Mirador was the childhood home of Nancy Langhorne Astor, who was born in Danville, Virginia. Her father Chiswell Langhorne's finances were decimated by the American Civil War, but he later made a fortune in the tobacco business and railroads and was able to purchase Mirador. Nancy Langhorne, later Lady Astor, lived at the home from 1892 to 1897, and her sister Irene, later the wife of artist Charles Dana Gibson and a model for the Gibson Girl, also spent part of her youth at the estate.[3]
Mirador is surrounded by extensive landscaped grounds that include a sunken lawn and a walk bordered by serpentine brick walls. Near the main house is an antebellum period brick kitchen-like dependency and an antebellum period frame smokehouse, an antebellum two-story brick and frame dwelling known as the Corner House, and a brick Colonial Revival stable dating to about 1910. Beyond the house are the farm buildings built in the 1920s including a Colonial Revival dairy barn complex arranged around a cobblestonecourtyard, a brick farm manager's house, a concrete block tenant house, two lakes, and the Sam Black Tavern, a log building built ca.1769 and moved to the property from the neighboring Seven Oaks Farm.[4][5]
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Sam Black's Tavernedit
Sam Black's Tavern 2017
The cabin was built by Samuel Black. The cabin originally sat adjacent to U.S. Route 250 at the front of the Seven Oaks property, the building's original site. In 1978, the tavern was moved away from the road further into the Seven Oaks property. The tavern was dismantled and moved again to Mirador Farm in 2001. The single story and garret, v-notched log building has the basic form and appearance it had attained by 1930. Most of the wall logs are original, and other construction materials are older materials reused from other contexts. The building features a wood-shingledgable roof, a granite foundation and interior chimney, a front porch on skinned cedar log posts, and six-over-six windows. The interior is divided into two rooms by a log partition and the stone chimney, which includes two fireplaces and a bread warmer. Other interior features include exposed log walls, batten doors on strap hinges, hewn ceiling joists, and pegged floor boards.[4]
There were several notable visitors who went to the tavern. Thomas Jefferson stopped at Black's Tavern eleven recorded times between 1768 and 1772, according to his memorandum books. This was while he was practicing law in Albemarle County and surrounding areas and traveling frequently to Staunton, located over the Blue Ridge. Often Jefferson stopped at Black's for meals or to feed his horse. In August 1768, he noted that the visit included entertainment, his term for an overnight stay. Another famous visitor was George Rogers Clark, who stayed overnight in 1777. Meriwether Lewis also stopped at the cabin at least once.[4]
^"Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
^ abVirqinia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mirador" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
^ abcNational Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mirador (Boundary Increase) (Report). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. April 7, 2003.
^James River Garden Club (1923). "Historical Gardens of Virginia".
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Mirador is a historic home located near Greenwood Albemarle County Virginia It was built in 1842 for James M Bowen 1793 1880 and is a two story brick structure on a raised basement in the Federal style It has a deck on hip roof capped by a Chinese Chippendale railing The front facade features a portico with paired Tuscan order columns The house was renovated in the 1920s by noted New York architect William Adams Delano 1874 1960 who transformed the house into a Georgian Revival mansion 3 MiradorU S National Register of Historic PlacesVirginia Landmarks RegisterMirador photograph by Frances Benjamin Johnston 1926Show map of VirginiaShow map of the United StatesLocation7459 Mirador Farm Rd US 250 Greenwood VirginiaCoordinates38 2 17 N 78 45 24 W 38 03806 N 78 75667 W 38 03806 78 75667Area32 acres 13 ha Built1842 renovated 1920sArchitectWilliam Adams DelanoArchitectural styleFederal Georgian RevivalNRHP reference No 83003256 1 VLR No 002 0100Significant datesAdded to NRHPApril 7 1983Designated VLRSeptember 16 1982 June 12 2002 2 Mirador was the childhood home of Nancy Langhorne Astor who was born in Danville Virginia Her father Chiswell Langhorne s finances were decimated by the American Civil War but he later made a fortune in the tobacco business and railroads and was able to purchase Mirador Nancy Langhorne later Lady Astor lived at the home from 1892 to 1897 and her sister Irene later the wife of artist Charles Dana Gibson and a model for the Gibson Girl also spent part of her youth at the estate 3 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 1 Contents 1 Grounds 2 Outbuildings 2 1 Sam Black s Tavern 3 See also 4 ReferencesGrounds editMirador is surrounded by extensive landscaped grounds that include a sunken lawn and a walk bordered by serpentine brick walls Near the main house is an antebellum period brick kitchen like dependency and an antebellum period frame smokehouse an antebellum two story brick and frame dwelling known as the Corner House and a brick Colonial Revival stable dating to about 1910 Beyond the house are the farm buildings built in the 1920s including a Colonial Revival dairy barn complex arranged around a cobblestone courtyard a brick farm manager s house a concrete block tenant house two lakes and the Sam Black Tavern a log building built ca 1769 and moved to the property from the neighboring Seven Oaks Farm 4 5 Outbuildings editSam Black s Tavern edit nbsp Sam Black s Tavern 2017The cabin was built by Samuel Black The cabin originally sat adjacent to U S Route 250 at the front of the Seven Oaks property the building s original site In 1978 the tavern was moved away from the road further into the Seven Oaks property The tavern was dismantled and moved again to Mirador Farm in 2001 The single story and garret v notched log building has the basic form and appearance it had attained by 1930 Most of the wall logs are original and other construction materials are older materials reused from other contexts The building features a wood shingled gable roof a granite foundation and interior chimney a front porch on skinned cedar log posts and six over six windows The interior is divided into two rooms by a log partition and the stone chimney which includes two fireplaces and a bread warmer Other interior features include exposed log walls batten doors on strap hinges hewn ceiling joists and pegged floor boards 4 There were several notable visitors who went to the tavern Thomas Jefferson stopped at Black s Tavern eleven recorded times between 1768 and 1772 according to his memorandum books This was while he was practicing law in Albemarle County and surrounding areas and traveling frequently to Staunton located over the Blue Ridge Often Jefferson stopped at Black s for meals or to feed his horse In August 1768 he noted that the visit included entertainment his term for an overnight stay Another famous visitor was George Rogers Clark who stayed overnight in 1777 Meriwether Lewis also stopped at the cabin at least once 4 See also editRamsay Greenwood Virginia Emmanuel Church Greenwood Virginia References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 Virginia Landmarks Register Virginia Department of Historic Resources Retrieved May 12 2013 a b Virqinia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff September 1982 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Mirador PDF Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Historic Resources and Accompanying four photos a b c National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Mirador Boundary Increase Report Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Historic Resources April 7 2003 James River Garden Club 1923 Historical Gardens of Virginia nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mirador Albemarle County Virginia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mirador Greenwood Virginia amp oldid 1166302375, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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