Mount Pleasant (Hague, Virginia)

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Mount Pleasant
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Location317 Coles Point Rd., Hague, Virginia, U.S.
Coordinates 38°04′34″N76°38′36″W / 38.07611°N 76.64333°W / 38.07611; -76.64333 Coordinates: 38°04′34″N76°38′36″W / 38.07611°N 76.64333°W / 38.07611; -76.64333
Area37.3 acres (15.1 ha)
Built1887 (1887)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 02001440 [1]
VLR No.096-5003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 2002
Designated VLRSeptember 11, 2002 [2]

Mount Pleasant is a historic home located at Hague, Westmoreland County, Virginia. It was built in 1887.

Mount Pleasant is a three-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It features a wraparound porch with turned posts and sawn brackets, four brick chimneys, and a central projecting tower with a pyramidal roof. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse, a carriage barn, and a well house. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [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. Margaret Roberts (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Pleasant" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo