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'''Fancy Hill''' is a historic home located near [[Glasgow, Virginia|Glasgow]], [[Rockbridge County, Virginia]], [[United States]]. The house was built in two phases, the first about 1821 and the second about 1831. The result is a two-story, eight-bay, [[Federal architecture|Federal]]-style brick dwelling. Front and back two-story porches and two small rooms at the back of the house were added |
'''Fancy Hill''' is a historic home located near [[Glasgow, Virginia|Glasgow]], [[Rockbridge County, Virginia]], [[United States]]. The house was built in two phases, the first about 1821 and the second about 1831. The result is a two-story, eight-bay, [[Federal architecture|Federal]]-style brick dwelling. Front and back two-story porches and two small rooms at the back of the house were added circa the 1840s. A 1½-story brick wing was added in 1836, when the house was renovated. The property also includes the contributing large gabled two-story barn, equipment garage, and small shed.<ref name=VAnom>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/081-0015_Fancy_Hill_1997_Final_Nomination.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fancy Hill |author=Margaret M. Russell|date=April 1997 |publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources}} and [http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Rockbridge/Fancy_Hill_photo.htm ''Accompanying photo'']</ref> |
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It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1997.<ref name="nris"/> |
It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1997.<ref name="nris"/> |
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Fancy Hill | |
Location | U.S. Route 11 southwest of Lexington, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°41′23″N 79°29′12″W / 37.68972°N 79.48667°W |
Area | 21 acres (8.5 ha) |
Built | c. 1821 | , c. 1831, c. 1840, 1936
Architectural style | Early Republic, Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 97000957[1] |
VLR No. | 081-0015 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 5, 1997 |
Designated VLR | July 2, 1997[2] |
Fancy Hill is a historic home located near Glasgow, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. The house was built in two phases, the first about 1821 and the second about 1831. The result is a two-story, eight-bay, Federal-style brick dwelling. Front and back two-story porches and two small rooms at the back of the house were added circa the 1840s. A 1½-story brick wing was added in 1836, when the house was renovated. The property also includes the contributing large gabled two-story barn, equipment garage, and small shed.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
The home previously hosted a small Santa Claus museum that was toured during the winter holiday season, and is now privately owned by the Vaughn Family.
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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Margaret M. Russell (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fancy Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1821
- Houses in Rockbridge County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Rockbridge County, Virginia
- U.S. Route 11
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Rockbridge County, Virginia geography stubs