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Coordinates: 37°45′50″N 79°28′11″W / 37.76389°N 79.46972°W / 37.76389; -79.46972
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This article is about the house in Virginia. For the community in Tennessee, see Thorn Hill, Tennessee.
For other uses, see Thornhill (disambiguation).
Thorn Hill
Thorn Hill, HABS Photo
Thorn Hill is located in Virginia
Thorn Hill
Thorn Hill is located in the United States
Thorn Hill
LocationSW of Lexington off VA 251, near Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates37°45′50″N 79°28′11″W / 37.76389°N 79.46972°W / 37.76389; -79.46972
Area500 acres (200 ha)
Built1792 (1792)
Architectural styleI House
NRHP reference No.75002035[1]
VLR No.081-0084
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1975
Designated VLRFebruary 18, 1975[2]

Thorn Hill is a historic home located near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was built in 1792, and is a two-story, five bay, brick I-house dwelling. It has a side gable roof, interior end chimneys with corbelled caps, and a two-story, one-bay wing. The front facade features a colossal tetrastyle portico with Doric order columns. The property includes the contributing log smokehouse, frame kitchen, frame servants house and loom house, and barns and farm outbuildings. Thorn Hill was the home of Col. John Bowyer, a central figure in Rockbridge County's formative years.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thorn Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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