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Chapel Hill (Lexington, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°43′14″N 79°24′42″W / 37.72056°N 79.41167°W / 37.72056; -79.41167
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Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill (Lexington, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Chapel Hill (Lexington, Virginia)
Chapel Hill (Lexington, Virginia) is located in the United States
Chapel Hill (Lexington, Virginia)
Location68 Charming Ln., near Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates37°43′14″N 79°24′42″W / 37.72056°N 79.41167°W / 37.72056; -79.41167
Area2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Builtc. 1842 (1842), c. 1910
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.11000350[1]
VLR No.081-0521
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 8, 2011
Designated VLRMarch 17, 2011[2]

Chapel Hill is a historic home located near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was built about 1842, and is a two-story, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a lower two-story rear wing with a brick first story and weatherboard-sided second story add about 1910. It features a molded cyma recta brick cornices below a metal sheathed side-gable roof. It has highly unusual vernacular mantels and a stone chimney from a former outbuilding.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/06/11 through 6/10/11. National Park Service. 2011-06-17. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni and Lorna A. Smith (January 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chapel Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying eight photos