Mansion House (McDowell, Virginia) explained

Mansion House
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 7, 2005[1]
Designated Other1 Number:045-0004
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:VA 645, 161 Mansion House Rd., McDowell, Virginia
Coordinates:38.3386°N -79.4917°W
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:January 31, 2006
Refnum:05001619

Mansion House is a historic home located at McDowell, Highland County, Virginia. It was built in 1851, and is a two-story, three-bay, L-shaped brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It has a central-passage/single-pile-plan. Also on the property are a contributing frame shed, and the sites of a log kitchen structure and outbuilding. The house served as an American Civil War hospital in the time around the Battle of McDowell on May 8, 1862. In 1886, the building was sold to James and Mary Bradshaw, who operated it as a hotel until 1930.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

The house is now owned by the Highland County Historical Society and operated as the Highland County Museum.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mansion House . Charles M. Wilke and Lorraine G. White. August 2005. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos