Catlett House (Staunton, Virginia)

Catlett House
Front facade of the Catlett House
Location 303 Berkeley Pl. Staunton, Virginia
Coordinates 38°9′2″N 79°4′7″W / 38.15056°N 79.06861°WCoordinates: 38°9′2″N 79°4′7″W / 38.15056°N 79.06861°W
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha) or less
Built 1897
Architectural style Queen Anne
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 82004600[1]
VLR # 132-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 15, 1982
Designated VLR May 18, 1982[2]

The Catlett House is a detached Queen Anne style building from 1897 in Staunton, Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982.[1] It is located in the Gospel Hill Historic District. Construction was begun in 1896 by R.H. Catlett, who died in the same year, and completed in 1897 for his widow, Fannie Catlett.[3]

The three-story, three-bay building is on a raised corner lot in the city's Gospel Hill neighborhood. It has shingled outer walls on the two upper floors, with rough-faced stone on the foundation and first floor. It has a hipped and gable roof with large projecting gables and a rounded tower, which has a bell shaped roof with dark brown shingles. The front facade is split into three bays, with a projecting gable and a round turret on the ends, connected by a plain central bay. The ground floor has a wide verandah wrapping three sides of the house.[3] It has nine fireplaces, and twenty-one leaded glass windows on the first floor. The house is currently used as a retirement home for women.

Its significance in the NRHP is due to its architecture.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "132-0032 Catlett house 1982 Final Nomination". United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 1982. Retrieved 2013-11-15.