Mount Hope (Falls Church, Virginia) Explained

Mount Hope
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:August 21, 1984[1]
Designated Other1 Number:110-0015
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:203 Oak St., Falls Church, Virginia
Coordinates:38.8858°N -77.1817°W
Built:c., 1869
Builder:Lounsberry, A.E.
Architecture:Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Added:October 4, 1984
Refnum:84000037

Mount Hope is a historic home located at Falls Church, Virginia. It was built in the 1830s, as a -story, frame I-house dwelling. It consists of three parts: a frame dwelling built about 1830; a -story, 3-bay, Gothic Revival brick dwelling built in 1869; and a 1-bay brick section that joins the two. The 1869 section features a pair of corbel topped chimneys that pierce the apex of the gable roof, which has a substantial overhang on all elevations. It also has a three-bay porch with low hipped roof across the front facade.[2]

The 1831 wing of the house is the oldest residential building in Falls Church. It was one of the earliest stops on the local mail route.

Amzi Coe purchased the residence in 1842 and named it Mount Hope. The property was used for meetings of the Presbyterian Church in the parlor.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Hope . Tony P. Wrenn and Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. July 1984 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo