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Historic house in Virginia, United States For the hexagon house built by Ephraim Shay, see Shay Hexagon House. United States historic place
Hexagon House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Hexagon House, 2012
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Location530 Amherst St., Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates39°11′15″N 78°10′32″W / 39.18750°N 78.17556°W / 39.18750; -78.17556
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1871 (1871)-1873
ArchitectLeathers, B.
Architectural styleHexagon House
NRHP reference No.87001550
VLR No.138-0034
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1987
Designated VLRApril 21, 1987

Hexagon House is a historic home in Winchester, Virginia built between 1871 and 1873 and is a two-story, hexagon floor-plan, brick dwelling, with semi-hexagonal ground-floor projections and an ornate three-bay veranda-style porch on the principal façade. It has a central chimney and is topped by dark red, low-pitched roofs extending to substantial white cornicing.

The house was designed by architect Brice Leatherman for James W. Burgess in a style designed to open up interior space and let in more natural light, and was completed in 1873. Its hexagonal elements are even rarer than octagon houses built on similar principles.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Richard C. Cote and Division of Historic Landmarks Staff (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hexagon House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. "The Hexagon House: 530 Amherst Street". Preservation of Historic Winchester, Inc. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.

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