Gustave A. Sedon

According to family lore, Sedon walked from his port of entry in Baltimore, Maryland, to Salem, Virginia, probably along the Great Wagon Road.

[2] Its Greek Revival embellishments were influenced by the New England architect Asher Benjamin's publication The Practical House Carpenter of 1830.

[6] The Hollins College Quadrangle, of which Main Building is the centerpiece, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

"One of the most interesting things about Pleasant Grove is the fine architectural detail on the front which was put out on the house by Gustavus Seadon (sic), a German carpenter/handyman contractor.

"The master builder has not been determined but it seems likely that it was Benjamin Deyerle who built many of the finer Greek Revival plantation houses in the area.