Brandon-on-the-Dan | |
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| Location | 1072 Calvary Rd., rural Halifax County, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°34′51″N79°8′28″W / 36.58083°N 79.14111°W |
| Area | 200 acres (81 ha) |
| Built | 1855; 1915 |
| Built by | Thomas Day |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival; Craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001510 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 28, 2017 |
Brandon-on-the-Dan is a historic estate at 1072 Calvary Road (Virginia State Route 119), overlooking the Dan River in rural southwestern Halifax County, Virginia. The estate includes an early log house, and a c. 1855 Greek Revival wood-frame main house that received an extensive Craftsman-style alteration in 1915 by North Carolina African American master craftsman Thomas Day. The 200-acre (81 ha) property also includes a large African American cemetery, and a log tobacco barn; the latter is distinctive as an example of modern log construction. [2]
The name Brandon-on-the-Dan was applied in relatively recent times, to avoid confusion with Brandon Plantation, which was owned by another branch of the same family. Brandon-on-the-Dan was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. [1] It is also on the Virginia Department of Historic Resources list of historic African American sites in Virginia. [3]
