Hill Mansion

Hill Mansion
Hill Mansion, March 2013
Location 501 East St., Culpeper, Virginia
Coordinates 38°28′13″N 77°59′43″W / 38.47028°N 77.99528°W / 38.47028; -77.99528Coordinates: 38°28′13″N 77°59′43″W / 38.47028°N 77.99528°W / 38.47028; -77.99528
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1857 (1857)-1858
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 80004182[1]
VLR # 204-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 17, 1980
Designated VLR December 18, 1979[2]

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.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is included in the South East Street Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 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


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