Swannanoa (mansion)
Swannanoa | |
| Location | S of jct. of State Route 610 and U.S. Route 250, Augusta County and Nelson County, Virginia, United States |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Waynesboro, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38°01′41″N 078°52′07″W / 38.02806°N 78.86861°W |
| Area | 590 acres (240 ha) |
| Built | 1913 |
| Architect | Baskerville & Noland |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival, Italian Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 69000221 |
| VLR No. | 062-0022 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 1, 1969 |
| Designated VLR | May 16, 1978 |
Swannanoa is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley (1841–1922) above Rockfish Gap on the border of northern Nelson County and Augusta County, Virginia, in the US. It is partially based on buildings in the Villa Medici, Rome.
Rockfish Gap is the southern end of the Skyline Drive through the Shenandoah National Park and the northern terminus of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
It is located on the crest of the Blue Ridge mountains, overlooking both Shenandoah and Rockfish valleys. It is located on a jurisdictional border, so it is in both Augusta and Nelson counties.