Clifton is a historic home located near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. The house was built about 1815, and is a two-story, seven-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a side-gable roof and four chimneys. A two-story portico replaced an earlier Victorian portico in the 1980s. The property includes the contributing small stone servant's quarters or foreman's house and a wooden icehouse.[3]
Clifton | |
 Front, seen from the road | |
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| Location | VA 631 N side, 2000 ft. E of jct. with US 11, near Lexington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°47′30″N 79°25′10″W / 37.79167°N 79.41944°W |
| Area | 24.7 acres (10.0 ha) |
| Built | 1815 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000778[1] |
| VLR No. | 081-0288 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 22, 1994 |
| Designated VLR | April 20, 1994[2] |
The address is 205 Old Buena Vista Road. It was built by Major John Alexander and overlooks the Maury River. Washington and Lee rowing teams would race at this location in the late 1800s.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Elizabeth Harralson (February 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clifton" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo