Mount Athos (Kelly, Virginia)

Mount Athos

Western side of the mountain; the estate sits on the wooded summit
Nearest city Kelly, Virginia
Area 280 acres (110 ha)
Built 1800 (1800)
NRHP Reference # 75002016[1]
VLR # 015-0019
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 24, 1975
Designated VLR February 18, 1975[2]

Mount Athos is a historic archaeological site located at Kelly, Campbell County, Virginia. It consists of a stone run atop a wooded ridge overlooking the James River. The plantation house was built about 1800 for William J. Lewis (1766–1828) and was a one-story dwelling with a classical portico and polygonal projections inspired by the architecture of Thomas Jefferson, of whom Lewis was a friend. It was destroyed by fire in 1876.[3]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ University of Virginia Press. The Virginia Landmarks Registers – Page 86 – Google Books Result: Mount Athos.
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