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Mt. Atlas (Haymarket, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°52′6″N 77°39′47″W / 38.86833°N 77.66306°W / 38.86833; -77.66306
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Mt. Atlas
Mount Atlas, HABS Photo
Mt. Atlas (Haymarket, Virginia) is located in Northern Virginia
Mt. Atlas (Haymarket, Virginia)
Mt. Atlas (Haymarket, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Mt. Atlas (Haymarket, Virginia)
Mt. Atlas (Haymarket, Virginia) is located in the United States
Mt. Atlas (Haymarket, Virginia)
Location4105 Mt. Atlas Ln., near Haymarket, Virginia
Coordinates38°52′6″N 77°39′47″W / 38.86833°N 77.66306°W / 38.86833; -77.66306
Area8.2 acres (3.3 ha)
Builtc. 1795 (1795)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Late Victorian, Georgian
NRHP reference No.89001799[1]
VLR No.076-0015
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 30, 1989
Designated VLRDecember 13, 1988 [2]

Mt. Atlas is a historic home and national historic district located near Haymarket, Virginia, United States. It was built about 1795 and is a 2+12-story, three-bay, Georgian style, frame dwelling with a single-pile, side hall plan. It has a 1+12-story rear ell dated to the late-19th century and a two bay front porch. The house features a single exterior stone chimney, a metal gable roof, and a molded, boxed cornice with modillions. Also included in the district are a smokehouse and the sites of the former kitchen and a carriage house.[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. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ William T. Frazier and George W. Polhill, Jr. (July 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mt. Atlas" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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