Clifton (Lexington, Virginia)

Clifton
Location VA 631 N side, 2000 ft. E of jct. with US 11, near Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates 37°47′30″N 79°25′10″W / 37.79167°N 79.41944°W / 37.79167; -79.41944Coordinates: 37°47′30″N 79°25′10″W / 37.79167°N 79.41944°W / 37.79167; -79.41944
Area 24.7 acres (10.0 ha)
Built 1815 (1815)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 94000778[1]
VLR # 081-0288
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 22, 1994
Designated VLR April 20, 1994[2]

Clifton is a historic home located near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. The house was built about 1815, and is a two-story, seven bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a side gable roof and four chimneys. A two-story portico replaced an earlier Victorian portico in the 1980s. The property includes the contributing small stone servant's quarters or foreman's house and a wooden icehouse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Elizabeth Harralson (February 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clifton" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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