Mount Athos (Kelly, Virginia)
Mount Athos | |
Nearest city | Kelly, Virginia |
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Area | 280 acres (110 ha) |
Built | 1800 |
NRHP Reference # | 75002016[1] |
VLR # | 015-0019 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 24, 1975 |
Designated VLR | February 18, 1975[2] |
Mount Athos is a historic archaeological site located at Kelly, Campbell County, Virginia. It consists of a stone run atop a wooded ridge overlooking the James River. The plantation house was built about 1800 for William J. Lewis (1766-1828) and was a one-story dwelling with a classical portico and polygonal projections inspired by the architecture of Thomas Jefferson, of whom Lewis was a friend. It was destroyed by fire in 1876.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ University of Virginia Press. The Virginia Landmarks Registers - Page 86 - Google Books Result: Mount Athos.
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