Prospect Hill (Fincastle, Virginia)
Prospect Hill | |
 Distant view from the west | |
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| Location | Off VA 606, near Fincastle, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°29′30″N 79°52′22″W / 37.49167°N 79.87278°W |
| Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
| Built | 1837-1838 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003031[1] |
| VLR No. | 011-0185 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 28, 1979 |
| Designated VLR | December 1, 1999[2] |
Prospect Hill, also known as Prospect and Gray's Folly, is a historic home near Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia. Built in 1837–1838, it is a 2+1⁄2-story, single-pile, wood frame I-house dwelling in the Federal style, with a one-story brick kitchen wing. It is sheathed in flush boarding and covered by a pedimented gable roof. The front facade features a two-level pedimented portico on slender Tuscan order columns.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Prospect Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
