Hawthorne and Old Town Spring

Hawthorne and Old Town Spring is a historic home and spring located at Winchester, Virginia, United States. Hawthorne was built about 1811, and is a two-story, five bay, Late Georgian style stone dwelling with Federal style detailing. It has a hipped roof and rear service wing added about 1840. The Old Town Spring is a brick spring house built about 1816. Also on the property are contributing stone entry gateposts and walls and a stone garage built about 1915. The spring and the early-19th-century spring house that rests above it have been owned by the City for nearly 175 years.[3]

Hawthorne and Old Town Spring
Location610 and 730 Amherst Street, Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates39°11′18″N 78°10′34″W
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Builtc. 1811 (1811), c. 1816, c. 1840, 1915
Architectural styleLate Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.13000364[1]
VLR No.138-0030
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 5, 2013
Designated VLRMarch 21, 2013[2]

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: 6/03/13 through 6/07/13. National Park Service. 2013-06-14.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Maral S. Kalbian and Margaret T. Peters (January 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hawthorne and Old Town Spring" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos


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