Kable House Explained

Kable House
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 19, 1978[1]
Designated Other1 Number:132-0022
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:38.1539°N -79.0692°W
Built:1873
Architect:T.J. Collins & Son
Added:June 19, 1979
Area: or less
Refnum:79003299

The Kable House is an Italianate building from 1873 on the Mary Baldwin University campus. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 19, 1979.[2] It is a two-story, five-bay brick house on a raised basement.

Construction started in 1873, and was completed in 1874, for John W. Alby. In 1884, Captain William Hartman Kable purchased the house and opened the Staunton Male Academy (which was renamed again in 1886 to Staunton Military Academy, at the same location) in the building.[3]

The house was remodeled in 1917 by T.J. Collins architectural firm, and added indoor plumbing and a kitchen, as well as some modifications to the exterior.

Staunton Military Academy continued to operate until 1976, at which time the building was purchased by Mary Baldwin College.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: 1966-2012_LI_RN-1.xlsx. United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 2012. 2013-11-20.
  3. Web site: History . City of Staunton, Department of Planning & Inspections . 2010 . 2013-11-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130407051340/http://www.staunton.va.us/directory/departments-h-z/planning-inspections/images%20and%20files/history . 2013-04-07 .
  4. Web site: 132-0022 Kable House 1979 Final Nomination. United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service . 1979 . 2013-11-23.