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Jonathan Peale House

Coordinates: 38°23′31″N 78°48′39″W / 38.39194°N 78.81083°W / 38.39194; -78.81083
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Jonathan Peale House
Front and northeastern side
Jonathan Peale House is located in Virginia
Jonathan Peale House
Jonathan Peale House is located in the United States
Jonathan Peale House
Location67 Cross Keys Rd., near Harrisonburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°23′31″N 78°48′39″W / 38.39194°N 78.81083°W / 38.39194; -78.81083
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Builtc. 1845 (1845)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.07001144[1]
VLR No.082-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 1, 2007
Designated VLRSeptember 5, 2007[2]

Jonathan Peale House is a historic home located near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia. It was built about 1845, and is a two-story, five-bay, central-passage plan brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. The front facade feature a central two-story gabled portico supported by stucco-covered Tuscan order columns. On the rear facade is a two-story, full-width gallery porch supported by stucco-covered masonry columns. Also on the property are the contributing well, slave quarter, and tennis court. The house was used as Confederate General Stonewall Jackson’s headquarters in April 1862.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ William Wonneberger and F. Bruce Forward III (December 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jonathan Peale House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos