Mount Pleasant (Strasburg, Virginia)
Mount Pleasant is a historic home located near Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built in 1812, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five bay, brick Federal style dwelling. The four-bay, one-story southeastern wing, constructed of dressed-rubble limestone, was probably built about 1790. It was renovated in the 1930s and in 1979. Also on the property are the contributing brick, pyramidal-roofed smokehouse (c. 1812); a large, frame, bank barn (c. 1890–1900); a frame wagon shed/corn crib (c. 1920); a frame tenant house and garage (c. 1920); an old well, no longer in use, with a circular stone wall and gable-roofed frame superstructure (c. 1920); a substantial, brick, gable-roofed, one-story garage (c. 1930); and the original road configuration from about 1790.[3]
Mount Pleasant | |
.jpg.webp) Mount Pleasant in 2017 | |
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| Location | 292 Hite Ln., near Strasburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°00′02″N 78°20′04″W |
| Area | 106.82 acres (43.23 ha) |
| Built | c. 1790, 1812 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000553[1] |
| VLR No. | 085-0072 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 18, 2011 |
| Designated VLR | June 16, 2011[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References
- "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/15/11 through 8/19/11. National Park Service. 2011-08-26.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- James C. Massey and Shirley Maxwell (April 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Pleasant" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos
External links
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