Lessland
- On the Register
- since Aug 5, 1999
- Significant for
- Architecture
- Importance
- Local
- Type
- Building
- Where
- Near Rhoadesville, VA (5.5 mi from the town center)
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About
Lessland is a historic home located near Culpeper in Orange County, Virginia. It was built in 1871, and is a two-story, three-bay, gable roofed brick residence with a rear brick ell in the Italianate style. It has a central passage plan and sits on an English basement. The front facade features a
portico with four two-story Ionic order columns and a shallow pediment over the central bay. Also on the property are the contributing law office, an icehouse, a meathouse, and a granary.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
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Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41682356 · Wikidata.