Lewis Mountain
Lewis Mountain, also known as Onteora, is a historic home located near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. It was designed in 1909, and completed in 1912. The house is a three-part plan granite dwelling, consisting of a nearly square center section flanked by one-story, flat-roofed wings in the Colonial Revival style. It features a massive wooden cornice employing a simplified version of the Roman Doric order of Vignola, a deck-on-hip roof with pedimented dormers at its base, and a portico with four Doric order columns. It also has a one-story, tetrastyle Tuscan portico that serves as a porte cochere. The steeply sloped property features a landscape designed by Warren H. Manning with a series of three terraces with tall dry-laid stone retaining walls.[3]
Lewis Mountain | |
 Distant view from below | |
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| Location | 1 Lewis Mountain Pkwy, near Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°2′29″N 78°31′19″W |
| Area | 42.3 acres (17.1 ha) |
| Built | 1909-1912 |
| Architect | Eugene Bradbury, Warren H. Manning |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 09001052[1] |
| VLR No. | 002-0923 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 7, 2009 |
| Designated VLR | September 17, 2009[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- Calder Loth (July 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lewis Mountain" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos
