Jonathan Peale House

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Jonathan Peale House
Jonathan Peale House.jpg
Front and northeastern side
Jonathan Peale House is located in Virginia
Jonathan Peale House
Location67 Cross Keys Rd., near Harrisonburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°23′31″N 78°48′39″W / 38.39194°N 78.81083°W / 38.39194; -78.81083Coordinates: 38°23′31″N 78°48′39″W / 38.39194°N 78.81083°W / 38.39194; -78.81083
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Builtc. 1845 (1845)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.07001144[1]
VLR No.082-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 1, 2007
Designated VLRSeptember 5, 2007[2]

Jonathan Peale House is a historic home located near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia. It was built about 1845, and is a two-story, five bay, central-passage plan brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. The front facade feature a central two-story gabled portico supported by stucco-covered Tuscan order columns. On the rear facade is a two-story, full-width gallery porch supported by stucco-covered masonry columns. Also on the property are the contributing well, slave quarter, and tennis court. The house was used as Confederate General Stonewall Jackson’s headquarters in April 1862.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ William Wonneberger and F. Bruce Forward III (December 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jonathan Peale House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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