Col Alto

Historic house in Virginia, United States
United States historic place
Col Alto
Virginia Landmarks Register
Col Alto, August 2017
37°46′49″N 79°26′21″W / 37.78028°N 79.43917°W / 37.78028; -79.43917
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1827 (1827)
ArchitectWilliam Lawrence Bottomley
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Georgian
NRHP reference No.89001925[1]
VLR No.117-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1990
Designated VLRSeptember 20, 1988[2]

Col Alto is a historic home located at Lexington, Virginia. The original section was built about 1827, and is a two-story, double-pile, three-bay, Georgian style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. In the 1930s, the house was remodeled, enlarged, and modernized by architect William Lawrence Bottomley. Bottomley added the distinctive Palladian style veranda. Also on the property are a contributing barn and log cabin. Col Alto was the home of Congressman James McDowell (1795-1851), for whom the house was built, and Congressman Henry St. George Tucker III (1853-1932).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1] It is now operating as a Hampton Inn and Suites by Hilton.

  • Veranda of Col Alto at dawn
    Veranda of Col Alto at dawn
  • Log cabin built in the mid-1700s at Col Alto
    Log cabin built in the mid-1700s at Col Alto

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Calder Loth and John Salmon (August 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Col Alto" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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