| Prospect Hill | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Virginia Landmarks Register | |
 Distant view from the west | |
  Show map of Virginia Show map of the United States | |
| Location | Off VA 606, near Fincastle, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°29′30″N 79°52′22″W / 37.49167°N 79.87278°W / 37.49167; -79.87278 |
| Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
| Built | 1837 (1837)-1838 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003031 |
| VLR No. | 011-0185 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 28, 1979 |
| Designated VLR | December 1, 1999 |
Prospect Hill, also known as Prospect and Gray's Folly, is a historic home near Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia. Built in 1837–1838, it is a 2+1⁄2-story, single-pile, wood frame I-house dwelling in the Federal style, with a one-story brick kitchen wing. It is sheathed in flush boarding and covered by a pedimented gable roof. The front facade features a two-level pedimented portico on slender Tuscan order columns.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Prospect Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
This article about a property in Botetourt County, Virginia on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1838
- Houses in Botetourt County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Botetourt County, Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Botetourt County, Virginia, geography stubs