Col Alto | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | September 20, 1988[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 117-0003 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Location: | Nelson and Spottswood Dr., Lexington, Virginia |
Coordinates: | 37.7803°N -79.4392°W |
Architect: | William Lawrence Bottomley |
Architecture: | Classical Revival, Georgian |
Added: | November 19, 1990 |
Refnum: | 89001925 |
Col Alto is a historic home located at Lexington, Virginia. The original section was built about 1827, and is a two-story, double-pile, three-bay, Georgian style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. In the 1930s, the house was remodeled, enlarged, and modernized by architect William Lawrence Bottomley. Bottomley added the distinctive Palladian style veranda. Also on the property are a contributing barn and log cabin. Col Alto was the home of Congressman James McDowell (1795-1851), for whom the house was built, and Congressman Henry St. George Tucker III (1853-1932).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is now operating as a Hampton Inn and Suites by Hilton.