James Alexander House

James Alexander House
Location North of Spottswood on VA 671, near Spottswood, Virginia
Coordinates 37°57′52″N 79°12′12″W / 37.96444°N 79.20333°W / 37.96444; -79.20333Coordinates: 37°57′52″N 79°12′12″W / 37.96444°N 79.20333°W / 37.96444; -79.20333
Area 55 acres (22 ha)
Built 1827 (1827)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 82004543[1]
VLR # 007-0604
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 16, 1982
Designated VLR June 16, 1981[2]

James Alexander House, also known as the Alexander-Long House, is a historic home located near Spottswood, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built in 1827, and is a two-story, four bay, double-pile, hall-and-parlor plan, banked brick dwelling with a gable roof. It features four exterior end chimneys and a four-bay neocolonial porch added around the turn of the 20th century. The interior features Federal style woodwork. Also on the property are a contributing two-level limestone spring house, frame barn, smokehouse, and livestock houses.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[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 2013-05-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James Alexander House" (PDF). and http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Augusta/James_Alex_House_photo.htm Accompanying photo]


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