Col_Alto

Col Alto

Col Alto

Historic house in Virginia, United States

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]

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

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. [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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