Garth Newel

Garth Newel
Location 447 Garth Newel Ln., near Hot Springs, Virginia
Coordinates 38°01′34″N 79°48′01″W / 38.02611°N 79.80028°W / 38.02611; -79.80028Coordinates: 38°01′34″N 79°48′01″W / 38.02611°N 79.80028°W / 38.02611; -79.80028
Area 114.33 acres (46.27 ha)
Built 1923 (1923)-1924, c. 1925, 1954
Architect Lee, Merrill Clifford and Clifton Lee, Jr., Lee & Lee; Fitzgibbon, James Walter
NRHP Reference # 13000402[1]
VLR # 008-0027
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 19, 2013
Designated VLR September 19, 2013[2]

Garth Newel, now known as Garth Newel Music Center, is a historic home located near Hot Springs, Bath County, Virginia. The main house was built in 1923-1924, and consists of a three-story central block flanked by 2 1/2-story wings. Each section is topped by a gambrel roof and entirely clad in rough-sawn vertical board and batten. Also on the property are a number of contributing cottages and outbuildings, including Entrance Piers (c. 1925), Woodzell Cottage (c. 1925), Kendall House (1954), Giles Cottage (c. 1925), Arabian Horse Barn (c. 1925), Indoor Riding Arena/Herter Hall (c. 1925), Fire Pit (c. 1925), and Stone Retaining Wall/Steps (c. 1925).[3]

Garth Newel was built by artist William Sergeant Kendall (1869-1938) and his second wife Christine Herter Kendall (1890-1981). Together they built the estate beginning in 1923, shortly after their permanent move to Virginia. For the remainder of their lives, Garth Newel was their focus, providing them a rural yet sophisticated estate at which they painted, raised award-winning Arabian horses, and participated in the elite society of Bath County. They were also known for hosting small concerts in the main residence at Garth Newel.[4]

The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

Panoramic image of Garth Newel and some of its outbuildings in 2016

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/17/13 through 6/21/13. National Park Service. 2013-06-28.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Lee Elliott; G. Michael Wildasin; Julie Langan (January 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Garth Newel" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying nine photos
  4. ↑ National Register of Historic Places Program, Featured Property: Garth Newel
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