Mountain Hall
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Mountain Hall | |
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| Location | 181 Mountain Hall Dr., Crewe, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°12′31″N 78°5′30″W / 37.20861°N 78.09167°WCoordinates: 37°12′31″N 78°5′30″W / 37.20861°N 78.09167°W |
| Area | 24.5 acres (9.9 ha) |
| Built | c. 1797 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic, Classical Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 02000184[1] |
| VLR # | 067-0031 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 13, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | December 5, 2001[2] |
Mountain Hall is a historic home and farm complex located near Crewe, Nottoway County, Virginia. The house was built about 1797, and is a two-story, three bay, brick and frame, nearly square dwelling with a pyramidal roof. It has a side-hall plan and features four tall and narrow brick chimneys. Also on the property are a contributing "L"-shaped frame tenant house two small cemeteries and one additional grave. It was the home of physician and statesman Dr. James Jones (1772-1848), who died at Mountain Hall and is buried on the property.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Roy Holte (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mountain Hall". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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