Three Hills (Warm Springs, Virginia)

Three Hills is a historic home located near Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia. It was built in 1913, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, frame and stucco Italian Renaissance style dwelling. It consists of a central block with flanking two-story wings and rear additions. The house has a Colonial Revival style interior. The front facade features a single-story, flat-roofed portico. Also on the property are the contributing small formal boxwood garden, three frame and stucco, one-story cottages, and a stone and brick freestanding chimney. Three Hills was built by American novelist and women's rights advocate Mary Johnston (1870-1936), who lived and operated an inn there until her death.[3] J. Ambler Johnston, a young architect, distant relative of the writer and one of the founding partners of the Carneal and Johnston architectural firm (recently merged with Ballou Justice Upton), designed the house.[3]

Three Hills
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Three Hills (Warm Springs, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Three Hills (Warm Springs, Virginia)
Three Hills (Warm Springs, Virginia) is located in the United States
Three Hills (Warm Springs, Virginia)
Location348 Three Hills Ln., near Warm Springs, Virginia
Coordinates38°02′44″N 79°46′57″W
Area27.24 acres (11.02 ha)
Built1913 (1913)
ArchitectCarneal and Johnston
Architectural styleItalian Renaissance, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.13000986[1]
VLR No.008-0050
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 2013
Designated VLRSeptember 19, 2013[2]
Three Hills, home of novelist Mary Johnston, Warm Springs, Virginia, 1915.

Another home of Johnston's listed on the National Register of Historic Places is Linden Row in Richmond.[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/23/13 through 12/27/13. National Park Service. 2014-01-03.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Cox Bryan, Mollie (March 3, 2016). "Ahead of her Time". Virginia Living. Cape Fear Publishing. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  4. David Edwards and Peter Luebke (August 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Three Hills" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos

Additional Reading

"Three Hills: The Home of Mary Johnston." Virginia Suffrage News, November 1, 1914. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=VSN19141101&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------


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