Montpelier (Sperryville, Virginia) Explained

Montpelier
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:January 16, 1973[1]
Designated Other1 Number:078-0028
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:South of Sperryville on VA 231, near Sperryville, Virginia
Coordinates:38.5878°N -78.23°W
Built:c.
Added:April 11, 1973
Refnum:73002052

Montpelier is a historic plantation house located near Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1750, and is a two-story, 11 bay, stuccoed stone and brick dwelling with a side gable roof. It consists of a five-bay main block with north and south three bay wings. It features a two-story verandah stretching the entire length of the house with eight large provincial Tuscan order columns. The property also includes the contributing smokehouse, storage house, and a frame cabin.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

From 2004 to 2009, Montpelier was owned by English conservative philosopher Sir Roger Scruton.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. June 5, 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Montpelier. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. October 1979. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  3. Web site: Historic house, 'happy home'. PressReader. December 18, 2018. Rappahannock News. Christie . Kathy. May 10, 2012.
  4. Web site: Welcome. https://web.archive.org/web/20110207060237/http://web.mac.com/rogerandsophie/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html. dead. February 7, 2011. February 7, 2011. October 15, 2019.