Hawthorne Hall

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Hawthorne Hall
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Location1527 Hawthorne Hall Rd., Fincastle, Virginia
Coordinates 37°31′30″N79°53′31″W / 37.52500°N 79.89194°W / 37.52500; -79.89194 Coordinates: 37°31′30″N79°53′31″W / 37.52500°N 79.89194°W / 37.52500; -79.89194
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1824 (1824)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 00000025 [1]
VLR No.011-0037
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 2000
Designated VLRDecember 1, 1999 [2]

Hawthorne Hall is a historic home located at Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia. It was built in 1824, and consists of a 1+12-story, double-pile, center passage-plan brick main block with Federal detailing, with a one-story brick kitchen wing. It was restored in the 1970s. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [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 2013-05-12.
  3. Leslie A. Giles (September 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hawthorne Hall" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo