Hill Mansion

Hill Mansion
Circa 1854 Hill Mansion Italiante style home located at 501 S East St in Culpeper Virginia
Hill Mansion is located in Virginia
Hill Mansion
Location within Virginia
Hill Mansion is located in the United States
Hill Mansion
Location within the United States
Location501 East St., Culpeper, Virginia
Coordinates38°28′13″N 77°59′43″W / 38.47028°N 77.99528°W / 38.47028; -77.99528
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1853 (1853)-1857
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.80004182
VLR No.204-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1980
Designated VLRDecember 18, 1979

Hill Mansion is a historic home located at Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia. It was built in 1857–1858, and is a two-story, four-bay, brick dwelling in the Italianate style. It measures 39 feet by 38 feet, 7 inches, and rests on a high brick foundation. The front facade features a one-story porch consisting of an arcade, supported on Tuscan order piers, with a bracketed cornice. It was the home of Edward Baptist Hill, whose brother, General A. P. Hill, was a frequent visitor during the American Civil War. It also served as a Confederate hospital and later as headquarters for Union officers.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is included in the South East Street Historic District.

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. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hill Mansion" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo