Prospect Hill (Fincastle, Virginia)

Prospect Hill
Location Off VA 606, near Fincastle, Virginia
Coordinates 37°29′30″N 79°52′22″W / 37.49167°N 79.87278°WCoordinates: 37°29′30″N 79°52′22″W / 37.49167°N 79.87278°W
Area 11 acres (4.5 ha)
Built 1837-1838
Architectural style Federal
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 79003031[1]
VLR # 011-0037
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 28, 1979
Designated VLR December 1, 1999[2]

Prospect Hill, also known as Prospect and Gray's Folly, is a historic home located near Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia. It was built in 1837-1838, and is a 2 1/2-story, single-pile, wood frame I-house dwelling in the Federal style, with a one-story brick kitchen wing. It is sheathed in flush boarding and covered by a pedimented gable roof. The front facade features a two-level pedimented portico supported on slender Tuscan order columns.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[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 05-12-2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Prospect Hill". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo