Geddes is a historic home located near Clifford, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built in several stages between about 1762 and the mid-19th century. It is a -story, Colonial era frame house of post and beam construction with a hipped roof. It is referred to as the oldest house in Amherst County by area residents. Its builder, Hugh Rose, is best remembered as the friend of Thomas Jefferson who looked after Jefferson's family at Geddes during the British raid on Charlottesville in 1781.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Geddes (Clifford, Virginia)

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Houses in Amherst County, Virginia

Houses completed in 1762

Colonial architecture in Virginia

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia

National Register of Historic Places in Amherst County, Virginia

Geddes (Clifford, Virginia)