Montpelier (Sperryville, Virginia)
Montpelier | |
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| Location | South of Sperryville on VA 231, near Sperryville, Virginia |
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| Area | 400 acres (160 ha) |
| Built | c. 1750 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002052[1] |
| VLR No. | 078-0028 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | January 16, 1973[2] |
Montpelier is a historic plantation house located near Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1750, and is a two-story, 11 bay, stuccoed stone and brick dwelling with a side gable roof. It consists of a five-bay main block with north and south three bay wings. It features a two-story verandah stretching the entire length of the house with eight large provincial Tuscan order columns. The property also includes the contributing smokehouse, storage house, and a frame cabin.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
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 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Montpelier" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1750
- Houses in Rappahannock County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Rappahannock County, Virginia
- Northern Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Rappahannock County, Virginia, geography stubs