La Vue (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)

La Vue
La Vue (Spotsylvania County, Virginia)
Location US 17 Bypass, south side at the junction with the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad tracks, near Fredericksburg, Virginia
Coordinates 38°13′11″N 77°26′34″W / 38.21972°N 77.44278°W / 38.21972; -77.44278Coordinates: 38°13′11″N 77°26′34″W / 38.21972°N 77.44278°W / 38.21972; -77.44278
Area 60 acres (24 ha)
Built 1848
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 93001459[1]
VLR # 088-0039
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 11, 1994
Designated VLR October 20, 1993[2]

La Vue (formerly known as Prospect Vue)[3] is an historic home located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The home was built in 1848 by George Alsop for his son, John.[4] La View was added to the National Register of Historic Places in January 1994.[1][5]

The two-story, ell-shaped house sits on top of a steep hill so as to provide a view of the surrounding fields.[5]

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. ↑ Mead, Eileen (29 October 1993). "City, Spotsylvania Sites Named Historic Landmarks". The Free Lance-Star; Fredericksburg, Virginia. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Amrhine, Richard (28 September 2012). "Venerable LaVue looks healthy after 194 years". The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg, Virginia). Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. 1 2 Loth, Calder, ed. (497). The Virginia Landmarks Register (4th ed.). 2000: The Virginia Landmarks Register. p. 497. ISBN 9780813918624. Retrieved 23 May 2012.


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