Mulberry Hill (Lexington, Virginia)
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| Location | Liberty Hall Rd., Lexington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°47′24″N 79°27′0″W / 37.79000°N 79.45000°WCoordinates: 37°47′24″N 79°27′0″W / 37.79000°N 79.45000°W |
| Area | 7.7 acres (3.1 ha) |
| Built | c. 1798-1805, c. 1860, c. 1903 |
| Architect | McDowell, William G. |
| Architectural style | Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods) |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004671[1] |
| VLR No. | 117-0010 |
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| Added to NRHP | September 9, 1982 |
| Designated VLR | June 15, 1982[2] |
Mulberry Hill is a historic house located at Lexington, Virginia. It was built in at least four different building periods that range from the late-18th century to the early 20th century. The original section was built about 1798. It two-story, five bay, brick dwelling with a four-room, double-pile, central-passage plan. Its hipped roof was added about 1903. The interior features unusually elaborate though provincial Georgian woodwork and plasterwork in the principal rooms.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1] It has been the headquarters of Kappa Alpha Order, a college fraternity that was founded next door at Washington and Lee University, since 2004.[4]
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 19 March 2013.
- ^ Pamela H. Simpson (May 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mulberry Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ "National Administrative Office at Mulberry Hill". Kappa Alpha Order. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1798
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Georgian architecture in Virginia
- Houses in Lexington, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Lexington, Virginia
- Kappa Alpha Order
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs