Mount Athos (Kelly, Virginia)
Mount Athos | |
 Western side of the mountain; the estate sits on the wooded summit | |
| Nearest city | Lynchburg, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Area | 280 acres (110 ha) |
| Built | 1800 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002016[1] |
| VLR No. | 015-0019 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1975 |
| Designated VLR | February 18, 1975[2] |
Mount Athos is a historic archaeological site located at Kelly, Campbell County, Virginia. It consists of a stone ruin atop a wooded ridge overlooking the James River. The plantation house was built about 1800 for William J. Lewis (1766–1828) and was a one-story dwelling with a classical portico and polygonal projections inspired by the architecture of Thomas Jefferson, of whom Lewis was a friend. It was destroyed by fire in 1876.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[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 5 June 2013.
- ^ University of Virginia Press (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Registers – Page 86 – Google Books Result: Mount Athos. ISBN 9780813918624.
Categories:
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Campbell County, Virginia
- Burned houses in the United States
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs