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 National Park Service (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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