Clifton (Lexington, Virginia) Explained

Clifton
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:April 20, 1994[1]
Designated Other1 Number:081-0288
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:VA 631 N side, 2000 ft. E of jct. with US 11, near Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates:37.7917°N -79.4194°W
Architecture:Federal
Added:July 22, 1994
Refnum:94000778

Clifton is a historic home located near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. The house was built about 1815, and is a two-story, seven-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a side-gable roof and four chimneys. A two-story portico replaced an earlier Victorian portico in the 1980s. The property includes the contributing small stone servant's quarters or foreman's house and a wooden icehouse.[2]

The address is 205 Old Buena Vista Road. It was built by Major John Alexander and overlooks the Maury River. Washington and Lee rowing teams would race at this location in the late 1800s.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clifton . Elizabeth Harralson . February 1994. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo