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Prospect Hill (Fincastle, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°29′30″N 79°52′22″W / 37.49167°N 79.87278°W / 37.49167; -79.87278
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Prospect Hill
Distant view from the west
Prospect Hill (Fincastle, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Prospect Hill (Fincastle, Virginia)
Prospect Hill (Fincastle, Virginia) is located in the United States
Prospect Hill (Fincastle, Virginia)
LocationOff VA 606, near Fincastle, Virginia
Coordinates37°29′30″N 79°52′22″W / 37.49167°N 79.87278°W / 37.49167; -79.87278
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]

Prospect Hill, also known as Prospect and Gray's Folly, is a historic home near Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia. Built in 1837–1838, it is a 2+12-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 on slender Tuscan order columns.[3]

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