Mount Airy (Leesville, Virginia)
Mount Airy | |
 Roadside view | |
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| Location | Jct. of VA 630 and VA 631, Leesville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°06′19″N 79°25′01″W / 37.10528°N 79.41694°WCoordinates: 37°06′19″N 79°25′01″W / 37.10528°N 79.41694°W |
| Area | 22.9 acres (9.3 ha) |
| Built | c. 1797-1800 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001823[1] |
| VLR No. | 009-0221 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 19, 1990 |
| Designated VLR | October 16, 1990[2] |
Mount Airy is a historic home located in Bedford County, Virginia, near Leesville. It was built between about 1797 and 1800, and is a two-story, frame, hall-parlor plan house from the Federal period. It has a gable roof and exterior end chimneys. The house received several additions to the side and rear and the front entrance was altered about 1910. The interior retains most of its early woodwork, including a handsomely paneled hall. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse and family cemetery.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Catherine Pedigo; Joe Yates; John Salmon & Julie Vosmik (September 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Airy" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1800
- Houses in Bedford County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Bedford County, Virginia
- 1800 establishments in Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs