Federal Hill (Fredericksburg, Virginia)

Federal Hill
Federal Hill, September 2012
Location S side of Hanover St. between Jackson and Prince Edward Sts., Fredericksburg, Virginia
Coordinates 38°17′59″N 77°27′45″W / 38.29972°N 77.46250°WCoordinates: 38°17′59″N 77°27′45″W / 38.29972°N 77.46250°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1794
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 75002110[1]
VLR # 111-0030
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 26, 1975
Designated VLR November 19, 1974[2]

Federal Hill is a historic home located at Fredericksburg, Virginia. It was built about 1794, and is a 2 1/2-story, brick and frame dwelling sheathed in weatherboard, with a two-story frame wing. It has a gable roof with dormers. The front facade has a central pedimented pavilion and recessed fanlight door. The large ballroom and elaborate dining room are distinctive for their mixing of late colonial and Federal detailing. Federal Hill was probably built by Robert Brooke (1761–1800), governor of Virginia from 1794-1796.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Federal Hill". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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