Cliffside (Scottsville, Virginia)

Cliffside is a historic home located near Scottsville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was built in 1835, and is a two-story, brick central passage plan dwelling on a high basement in the Federal style.  A side passage rear ell was added between about 1850 and 1860.  Both sections have low-pitched gable roofs and the front facade features an original single-story, tetrastyle Greek Revival portico. Also on the property are a contributing structure, the "Ginger House", a one-story frame office/schoolhouse probably erected in the mid-19th century, and the family cemetery. The house served as General Philip Sheridan's headquarters during the American Civil War.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.  It is located in the Scottsville Historic District.

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Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Category:Federal architecture in Virginia
Category:Houses completed in 1835
Category:Houses in Albemarle County, Virginia
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Albemarle County, Virginia
Category:Historic district contributing properties in Virginia
Category:Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia