Washington and Lee University Historic District
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| Washington and Lee University Historic District | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark District) | |
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| Location: | W and L University campus, Lexington, Virginia |
| Built/Founded: | 1824 |
| Architect: | Jordan,John |
| Architectural style(s): | Greek Revival, Other |
| Designated as NHL: | November 11, 1971[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | November 11, 1971[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 71001047 |
| Governing body: | Private |
Washington and Lee University Historic District is a historic district that includes a set of buildings on the campus of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
The row of brick buildings that form the Front Campus, which trace to 1824, is a U.S. Separately, the Lee Chapel is also a National Historic Landmark.
The noted British writer John Cowper Powys once called W&L the "most beautiful college campus in America." The poet and dramatist John Drinkwater remarked, "If this scene were set down in the middle of Europe, the whole continent would flock to see it!"
Lee Chapel is designated as a National Historic Landmark on its own.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.[1][3][4]
Here is a Map of historic district, at Virginia DHR
[edit] References
- ^ a b Washington and Lee University Historic District. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Unsigned (Undated), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Washington and Lee University Historic DistrictPDF (32 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying 5 photos, exterior and interior, from 1969 and 1971PDF (32 KB)
- ^ Staff, Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, James W. Moody, Jr., Director (October 6, 1970), [ National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Washington and Lee University Historic District]PDF (32 KB), National Park Service
[edit] External links
- Washington and Lee University, Lexington, one photo at Virginia DHR
- __: __ photos, __drawings, __data pages and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey
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