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Belle–Hampton

Coordinates: 37°10′45″N 80°39′44″W / 37.17917°N 80.66222°W / 37.17917; -80.66222
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Belle–Hampton
Distant view from the south
Belle–Hampton is located in Virginia
Belle–Hampton
Belle–Hampton is located in the United States
Belle–Hampton
LocationVA 627, 0.3 mi. N of VA 617, near Dublin, Virginia
Coordinates37°10′45″N 80°39′44″W / 37.17917°N 80.66222°W / 37.17917; -80.66222
Area253 acres (102 ha)
Builtc. 1826 (1826), c. 1879
Architectural styleItalianate, Federal
NRHP reference No.89001911[1]
VLR No.077-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989
Designated VLRApril 18, 1989[2]

Belle–Hampton, also known as Hayfield, is a historic home located near Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia. It is a two-story, brick dwelling that consists of two sections. The original section was built about 1826, and is the two-story, three room rear section, with a large two-story two-room addition built about 1879, and obscuring the original front. The house exhibits Federal and Italianate style decorative elements. Among the contributing buildings and structures are a 1931 swimming pool and tennis court; a probable kitchen/ washhouse / slave dwelling, barn, granary, and a meathouse that date to the 19th century. The property also includes the site of a private coal-mining operation with a well-preserved commissary building and blacksmith shop. The property was the home, farm and industrial operation of James Hoge Tyler, industrialist, agricultural and industrial promoter, and governor of Virginia from 1898 to 1902.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Gibson Worsham (February 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Belle–Hampton" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo