Mansion House (McDowell, Virginia)

	Mansion House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Virginia Landmarks Register
Location	VA 645, 161 Mansion House Rd., McDowell, Virginia
Coordinates	38°20′19″N 79°29′30″W / 38.33861°N 79.49167°W
Area	1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built	1851
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	05001619
VLR No.	045-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 31, 2006
Designated VLR	December 7, 2005

Mansion House is a historic home located at McDowell, Highland County, Virginia. It was built in 1851, and is a two-story, three-bay, L-shaped brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It has a central-passage/single-pile-plan. Also on the property are a contributing frame shed, and the sites of a log kitchen structure and outbuilding. The house served as an American Civil War hospital in the time around the Battle of McDowell on May 8, 1862. In 1886, the building was sold to James and Mary Bradshaw, who operated it as a hotel until 1930.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.^[1]

The house is now owned by the Highland County Historical Society and operated as the Highland County Museum.

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.
^ Charles M. Wilke and Lorraine G. White (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mansion House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos

External links

Highland County Museum - official site

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[register-2] "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

[vaNRHPnom-3] Charles M. Wilke and Lorraine G. White (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mansion House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos

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