Col Alto
Appearance
Col Alto | |
![]() Col Alto, August 2017 | |
Location | Nelson and Spottswood Dr., Lexington, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°46′49″N 79°26′21″W / 37.78028°N 79.43917°W |
Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
Built | 1827 |
Architect | William Lawrence Bottomley |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 89001925[1] |
VLR No. | 117-0003 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 19, 1990 |
Designated VLR | September 20, 1988[2] |
Col Alto is a historic home located at Lexington, Virginia. The original section was built about 1827, and is a two-story, double-pile, three-bay, Georgian style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. In the 1930s, the house was remodeled, enlarged, and modernized by architect William Lawrence Bottomley. Bottomley added the distinctive Palladian style veranda. Also on the property are a contributing barn and log cabin. Col Alto was the home of Congressman James McDowell (1795-1851), for whom the house was built, and Congressman Henry St. George Tucker III (1853-1932).[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1] It is now operating as a Hampton Inn and Suites by Hilton.
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Veranda of Col Alto at dawn
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Log cabin built in the mid-1700s at Col Alto
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 19 March 2013.
- ^ Calder Loth and John Salmon (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Col Alto" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Georgian architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1827
- Houses in Lexington, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Lexington, Virginia
- 1827 establishments in Virginia
- Tucker family residences
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs