Col Alto

Col Alto
Col Alto, June 2011
Location Nelson and Spottswood Dr., Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates 37°46′49″N 79°26′21″W / 37.78028°N 79.43917°W / 37.78028; -79.43917Coordinates: 37°46′49″N 79°26′21″W / 37.78028°N 79.43917°W / 37.78028; -79.43917
Area 7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built 1827 (1827)
Architect Bottomley, William Lawrence
Architectural style Classical Revival, Georgian
NRHP Reference # 89001925[1]
VLR # 117-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 19, 1990
Designated VLR September 20, 1988[2]

Col Alto is a historic home located at Lexington, Virginia. The original section was built about 1827, and is a two-story, double-pile, three-bay, Georgian style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. In the 1930s, the house was remodeled, enlarged, and modernized by noted architect William Lawrence Bottomley. Bottomley added the distinctive Palladian style verandah. Also on the property are a contributing barn and log cabin. Col Alto was the home of Congressman James McDowell (1795-1851), for whom the house was built, and Congressman Henry St. George Tucker III (1853-1932).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[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 19 March 2013.
  3. Calder Loth and John Salmon (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Col Alto" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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