Col Alto

Col Alto
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Col Alto, August 2017
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Location	Nelson and Spottswood Dr., Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates	37°46′49″N79°26′21″W / 37.78028°N 79.43917°W / 37.78028; -79.43917
Area	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built	1827 (1827)
Architect	William Lawrence Bottomley
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Georgian
NRHP reference No.	89001925 [1]
VLR No.	117-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 19, 1990
Designated VLR	September 20, 1988 [2]

Col Alto is a historic home located at Lexington, Virginia. The original section was built about 1827, and is a two-story, double-pile, three-bay, Georgian style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. In the 1930s, the house was remodeled, enlarged, and modernized by architect William Lawrence Bottomley. Bottomley added the distinctive Palladian style veranda. Also on the property are a contributing barn and log cabin. Col Alto was the home of Congressman James McDowell (1795-1851), for whom the house was built, and Congressman Henry St. George Tucker III (1853-1932). ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. ^[1] It is now operating as a Hampton Inn and Suites by Hilton.

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  Veranda of Col Alto at dawn
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  Log cabin built in the mid-1700s at Col Alto

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. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
3. Calder Loth and John Salmon (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Col Alto" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo