Maple Hall

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Maple Hall
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Maple Hall, May 2010.
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LocationJct. of US 11 and I-81 and I-64, near Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates 37°50′39″N79°21′45″W / 37.84417°N 79.36250°W / 37.84417; -79.36250
Area56.9 acres (23.0 ha)
Built1820 (1820), 1855
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 87000006 [1]
VLR No.081-0041
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 1987
Designated VLRFebruary 18, 1986 [2]

Maple Hall is a historic home located near Lexington in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA. The house was built in 1855 and is a two-story, three-bay, Greek Revival style brick dwelling on an English basement. It has a hipped roof and rear ell with a gable roof. It features a two-story pedimented front portico. The property includes the contributing two-story brick building which probably dates to the 1820s and a small log outbuilding. [3] The home is currently[ when? ] occupied by a behavior modification program named Maple Hall Academy, and formerly housed a restaurant. [4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 5 June 2013.
  3. David W. Coffey (December 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Maple Hall" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. "Maple Hall Academy".