Mountain Grove (Esmont, Virginia)

Mountain Grove, also known as the Benjamin Harris House, is a historic home near Esmont in Albemarle County, Virginia, built between 1803 and 1804. This elegant example of Jeffersonian architecture features a two-story, three-bay center block with flanking single-bay, 1+1⁄2-story wings, all set atop a high basement. The design incorporates a classical temple motif, highlighted by a pedimented gable roof. Visitors can also explore the brick ruins of a 19th-century kitchen on the property. Mountain Grove was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, making it a significant site for both tourists and researchers interested in early American architecture and history.