Hill Mansion
Appearance
Hill Mansion | |
Location | 501 East St., Culpeper, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°28′13″N 77°59′43″W / 38.47028°N 77.99528°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1853 | -1857
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 80004182[1] |
VLR No. | 204-0002 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 17, 1980 |
Designated VLR | December 18, 1979[2] |
Hill Mansion is a historic home located at Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia. It was built in 1857–1858, and is a two-story, four-bay, brick dwelling in the Italianate style. It measures 39 feet by 38 feet, 7 inches, and rests on a high brick foundation. The front facade features a one-story porch consisting of an arcade, supported on Tuscan order piers, with a bracketed cornice. It was the home of Edward Baptist Hill, whose brother, General A. P. Hill, was a frequent visitor during the American Civil War. It also served as a Confederate hospital and later as headquarters for Union officers.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is included in the South East Street Historic District.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hill Mansion" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Italianate architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1858
- Houses in Culpeper County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Culpeper County, Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- Gilded Age mansions
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs