Montpelier_(Sperryville,_Virginia)

Montpelier (Sperryville, Virginia)

Montpelier (Sperryville, Virginia)

Historic house in Virginia, United States

Montpelier is a historic plantation house located near Sperryville, Rappahannock County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1750, and is a two-story, 11 bay, stuccoed stone and brick dwelling with a side gable roof. It consists of a five-bay main block with north and south three bay wings. It features a two-story verandah stretching the entire length of the house with eight large provincial Tuscan order columns. The property also includes the contributing smokehouse, storage house, and a frame cabin.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

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From 2004 to 2009, Montpelier was owned by English conservative philosopher Sir Roger Scruton.[4][5]

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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. [3]
    Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Montpelier" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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    https://www.pressreader.com/usa/rappahannock-news/20120510/281517928144962. Retrieved 18 December 2018 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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    "Welcome". Feb 7, 2011. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved Oct 15, 2019.


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