Company House, State Route 719, Alberene, Albemarle County, Virginia

Significance: This house, which once was the dominant structure of the small company town of Alberene, is a good example of the American Queen Anne style. It is a somewhat uncommonly styled building for the area of Virginia in which it is located. Located on a prominent hill in the quarry town of Alberene, in southern Ablemarle County, the Albemarle Soapstone Company House remains a monument to the prestige of a bygone company. Built in 1899 for the president of the company, the Victorian house is richly embellished with soapstone both on the exterior and in the interior.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-241
Survey number: HABS VA-1032
Building/structure dates: 1899 Initial Construction