Steephill (Staunton, Virginia) Explained

Steephill
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:January 17, 1984[1]
Designated Other1 Number:132-0031
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:200 Park Blvd.,
Staunton, Virginia, U.S.
Coordinates:38.1561°N -79.0875°W
Built:-1878, 1926-1927
Builder:Sam Collins
Architecture:Gothic, Georgian Revival
Added:February 23, 1984
Refnum:84003599

Steephill, also known as Steep Hill,[2] is a historic home built in and located at Staunton, Virginia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It also went by the name Peyton Estate, it had been the family home for John Lewis Peyton and his heirs until 1964.

History

It was built in 1877–1878 in the Gothic Revival style, and remodeled in 1926–1927 in the Georgian Revival style. The central portion of the house (the "original" house) is a -story, three-bay, brick structure slightly recessed from the wings. The central section has a standing-seam metal gable roof with three gabled dormers. Flanking the central block are two, two-story wings.[3]

In 1964, the Peyton family heir's sold the family estate to Staunton Military Academy.[4] On December 30, 2019, the Steephill structure suffered a large amount of damage from a 2nd alarm fire.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: April 26, 1964 . Staunton Purchases Old Estate, Peyton's Place Sold by Heirs . 2023-04-18 . . en-US . Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Steephill . David J. Brown and Elizabeth B. McCue. October 1983. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. Web site: April 26, 1964 . Staunton Purchases Old Estate, Peyton's Place Sold by Heirs . 2023-04-18 . . en-US . Newspapers.com.