Mountain Hall

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Mountain Hall
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Location181 Mountain Hall Dr., Crewe, Virginia
Coordinates 37°12′31″N78°5′30″W / 37.20861°N 78.09167°W / 37.20861; -78.09167 Coordinates: 37°12′31″N78°5′30″W / 37.20861°N 78.09167°W / 37.20861; -78.09167
Area24.5 acres (9.9 ha)
Builtc. 1797 (1797)
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 02000184 [1]
VLR No.067-0031
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 2002
Designated VLRDecember 5, 2001 [2]

Mountain Hall is a historic home and farm complex located near Crewe, Nottoway County, Virginia. The house was built about 1797, and is a two-story, three-bay, brick-and-frame, nearly square dwelling with a pyramidal roof. It has a side-hall plan and features four tall and narrow brick chimneys. Also on the property are a contributing L-shaped frame tenant house, two small cemeteries, and one additional grave. It was the home of physician and statesman Dr. James Jones (1772–1848), who died at Mountain Hall and is buried on the property. [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. Roy Holte (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mountain Hall" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo