Mount Pleasant (Staunton, Virginia)
Mount Pleasant | |
 Northern side | |
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| Location | 879 Middle River Rd., north of Staunton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°14′36″N 79°05′10″W / 38.24333°N 79.08611°WCoordinates: 38°14′36″N 79°05′10″W / 38.24333°N 79.08611°W |
| Area | 316.2 acres (128.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1780-1810 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001792[1] |
| VLR No. | 007-0024 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 30, 1989 |
| Designated VLR | April 18, 1989, October 10, 2007[2] |
Mount Pleasant is a historic home and farm and national historic district located near Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia. The house was built about 1780–1810, and is a two-story, hall-parlor plan limestone structure with a rear ell dating to the mid-19th century. It is reflective of architecture of the Federal era. It has an original one-story brick ell. Also on the property are a contributing barn, corncrib, garage, storage shed, chicken house, the spring house, and an equipment shed. The property also include the ruins of a mill.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[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.
- ^ William T. Frazier (December 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Pleasant" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1810
- Houses in Augusta County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Augusta County, Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Augusta County, Virginia geography stubs