Hexagon House
Appearance
Hexagon House | |
Hexagon House, April 2012 | |
Location | 530 Amherst St., Winchester, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 39°11′15″N 78°10′32″W / 39.18750°N 78.17556°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1871 | -1873
Architect | Leathers, B. |
Architectural style | Hexagon House |
NRHP reference No. | 87001550[1] |
VLR No. | 138-0034 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 10, 1987 |
Designated VLR | April 21, 1987[2] |
Hexagon House is a historic home located in Winchester, Virginia. It was built between 1871 and 1873, and is a two-story, hexagonal shaped brick dwelling. It has a central chimney and is topped by a low-pitched roof. It features a one-story, three-bay frame porch on the principal facade.[3]
Completed in 1873 by architect Brice Leatherman for James W. Burgess in a style designed to open up interior space and let in more natural light. Even rarer than octagon houses built on similar principles.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
See also
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 19 March 2013.
- ^ Richard C. Cote and Division of Historic Landmarks Staff (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hexagon House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ "The Hexagon House: 530 Amherst Street". Preservation of Historic Winchester, Inc. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
External links
Media related to Hexagon House at Wikimedia Commons