Montpelier | |
Montpelier in May, 2016 | |
Location | South of Sperryville on VA 231, near Sperryville, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 38°35′16″N 78°13′48″W / 38.58778°N 78.23000°W / 38.58778; -78.23000 |
Area | 400 acres (160 ha) |
Built | c. 1750 (1750) |
NRHP reference No. | 73002052 |
VLR No. | 078-0028 |
Significant dates | |
Added——to NRHP | April 11, 1973 |
Designated VLR | January 16, 1973 |
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. It was added——to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
From 2004 to 2009, Montpelier was owned by, English conservative philosopher Sir Roger Scruton.
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 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
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/usa/rappahannock-news/20120510/281517928144962. Retrieved 18 December 2018 – via PressReader.
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