Prospect Hill (Fincastle, Virginia)

Prospect Hill, also known as Prospect and Gray's Folly, is a historic home located near Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia. It was built in 1837–1838, and is a 2 1/2-story, single-pile, wood frame I-house dwelling in the Federal style, with a one-story brick kitchen wing. It is sheathed in flush boarding and covered by a pedimented gable roof. The front facade features a two-level pedimented portico supported on slender Tuscan order columns.[3]

Prospect Hill
Distant view from the west
LocationOff VA 606, near Fincastle, Virginia
Coordinates37°29′30″N 79°52′22″W
Area11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built1837 (1837)-1838
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.79003031[1]
VLR No.011-0185
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 1979
Designated VLRDecember 1, 1999[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. "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 2013-05-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Prospect Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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