Mulberry Hill (Lexington, Virginia)

Mulberry Hill
Location Liberty Hall Rd., Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates 37°47′24″N 79°27′0″W / 37.79000°N 79.45000°W / 37.79000; -79.45000Coordinates: 37°47′24″N 79°27′0″W / 37.79000°N 79.45000°W / 37.79000; -79.45000
Area 7.7 acres (3.1 ha)
Built c. 1798 (1798)-1805, c. 1860, c. 1903
Architect McDowell, William G.
Architectural style Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
NRHP Reference # 82004671[1]
VLR # 117-0010
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 9, 1982
Designated VLR June 15, 1982[2]

Mulberry Hill is a historic home located at Lexington, Virginia. It was built in at least four different building periods that range from the late-18th century to the early 20th century. The original section was built about 1798. It two-story, five bay, brick dwelling with a four-room, double-pile, central-passage plan. Its hipped roof was added about 1903. The interior features unusually elaborate though provincial Georgian woodwork and plasterwork in the principal rooms.[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 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Pamela H. Simpson (May 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mulberry Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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