Col Alto
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Col Alto | |
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Col Alto, June 2011 | |
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| Location | Nelson and Spottswood Dr., Lexington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′49″N 79°26′21″W / 37.78028°N 79.43917°WCoordinates: 37°46′49″N 79°26′21″W / 37.78028°N 79.43917°W |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | 1827 |
| Architect | Bottomley, William Lawrence |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Georgian |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 89001925[1] |
| VLR # | 117-0003 |
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| Added to NRHP | November 19, 1990 |
| Designated VLR | September 20, 1988[2] |
Col Alto is a historic home located at Lexington, Virginia. The original section was built about 1827, and is a two-story, double-pile, three-bay, Georgian style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. In the 1930s, the house was remodeled, enlarged, and modernized by noted architect William Lawrence Bottomley. Bottomley added the distinctive Palladian style verandah. Also on the property are a contributing barn and log cabin. Col Alto was the home of Congressman James McDowell (1795-1851), for whom the house was built, and Congressman Henry St. George Tucker III (1853-1932).[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[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 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Calder Loth and John Salmon (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Col Alto". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
