Mount Hope (Falls Church, Virginia)

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Mount Hope
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Mount Hope, September 2012
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Location203 Oak St., Falls Church, Virginia
Coordinates 38°53′9″N77°10′54″W / 38.88583°N 77.18167°W / 38.88583; -77.18167
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Builtc. 1830 (1830), 1869
Built byLounsberry, A.E.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No. 84000037 [1]
VLR No.110-0015
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 1984
Designated VLRAugust 21, 1984 [2]
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Mount Hope is a historic home located at Falls Church, Virginia. It was built in the 1830s, as a 1+12-story, frame I-house dwelling. It consists of three parts: a frame dwelling built about 1830; a 2+12-story, 3-bay, Gothic Revival brick dwelling built in 1869; and a 1-bay brick section that joins the two. The 1869 section features a pair of corbel topped chimneys that pierce the apex of the gable roof, which has a substantial overhang on all elevations. It also has a three-bay porch with low hipped roof across the front facade. [3]

The 1831 wing of the house is the oldest residential building in Falls Church. It was one of the earliest stops on the local mail route.

Amzi Coe purchased the residence in 1842 and named it Mount Hope. The property was used for meetings of the Presbyterian Church in the parlor.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [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 19 March 2013.
  3. Tony P. Wrenn and Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Hope" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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