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.