Level Loop

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Level Loop
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Front and southeastern side
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LocationVA 724 1 mi. W of Brownsburg and 0.5 mi. E of McClung's Mill, near Brownsburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°55′57″N79°20′06″W / 37.93250°N 79.33500°W / 37.93250; -79.33500
Area145.4 acres (58.8 ha)
Builtc. 1819 (1819)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 93000822 [1]
VLR No.081-0034
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 12, 1993
Designated VLRJune 16, 1993 [2]

Level Loop is a historic home and farm located near Brownsburg, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA. It was built about 1819 and is a two-story, five-bay, brick Federal-style dwelling. It has a side-gable roof, exterior end chimneys and a moulded brick cornice. The property includes the contributing stone chimney of an early outdoor kitchen and an early-20th century bank barn and granary. The house was built for William Houston, a relative of the Texas pioneer and Rockbridge County native, Sam Houston. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

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 June 5, 2013.
  3. Calder Loth (May 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Level Loop" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo