Otterburn (Bedford, Virginia)

Otterburn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city:	Bedford, Virginia
Coordinates:	37°22′5″N 79°29′50″W / 37.36806°N 79.49722°W / 37.36806; -79.49722Coordinates: 37°22′5″N 79°29′50″W / 37.36806°N 79.49722°W / 37.36806; -79.49722
Built:	1843
Architectural style:	Classical Revival, Greek Revival
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	01000146
Added to NRHP:	February 16, 2001[1]

Otterburn is a Palladian-influenced Greek Revival house near Bedford, Virginia. The house was built in 1828 for Benjamin A. and Sally Camm McDonald, but burned in 1841 and was reconstructed by 1843. At this time the final form of the house was created with the introduction of a loggia, cross-gable roof and Greek Revivial detailing. The house was the seat of a 1,651-acre (668 ha) estate by 1825, with a mill, sawmill, and dependent structures.

After McDonald's death in 1871 the property passed through several owners until 1950, when the house became the Hines Memorial Pythian Home, an orphanage operated by the Knights of Pythias. A detached dormitory was added at this time. The orphanage ceased operations in the early 1960s, but operated for two years in the late 1960s as the Otterburn Academy, a private school for white children created as a response to court-ordered desegregation. In later years the property was operated as a rest home for the elderly.^[2] The house is presently being restored.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Leslie A Giles (September 21, 2000). National Register of Historic Places Nomination: OtterburnPDF (2.97 MB). National Park Service. 

External links

History of Otterburn and restoration photographs