Mt. Atlas (Haymarket, Virginia) Explained

Mt. Atlas
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 13, 1988 [1]
Designated Other1 Number:076-0015
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:4105 Mt. Atlas Ln., near Haymarket, Virginia
Coordinates:38.8683°N -77.6631°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Classical Revival, Late Victorian, Georgian
Added:October 30, 1989
Refnum:89001799

Mt. Atlas is a historic home and national historic district located near Haymarket, Virginia, United States. It was built about 1795 and is a -story, three-bay, Georgian style, frame dwelling with a single-pile, side hall plan. It has a -story rear ell dated to the late-19th century and a two bay front porch. The house features a single exterior stone chimney, a metal gable roof, and a molded, boxed cornice with modillions. Also included in the district are a smokehouse and the sites of the former kitchen and a carriage house.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

External links

3 photos, 3 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Buildings Survey

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: Mt. Atlas. William T. Frazier and George W. Polhill, Jr.. July 1988. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo