Fancy Hill
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 1936, when the house was renovated and back porch enclosed. 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.
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- Brick buildings and structures in Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Rockbridge County, Virginia, geography stubs