Prospect Hill (Fincastle, Virginia)

Prospect Hill
Location Off VA 606, near Fincastle, Virginia
Coordinates 37°29′30″N 79°52′22″W / 37.49167°N 79.87278°W / 37.49167; -79.87278Coordinates: 37°29′30″N 79°52′22″W / 37.49167°N 79.87278°W / 37.49167; -79.87278
Area 11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built 1837 (1837)-1838
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 79003031[1]
VLR # 011-0037
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 28, 1979
Designated VLR December 1, 1999[2]

Prospect Hill, also known as Prospect and Gray's Folly, is a historic home located near Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia. It was built in 1837-1838, and is a 2 1/2-story, single-pile, wood frame I-house dwelling in the Federal style, with a one-story brick kitchen wing. It is sheathed in flush boarding and covered by a pedimented gable roof. The front facade features a two-level pedimented portico supported on slender Tuscan order columns.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[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 2013-05-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Prospect Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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