Three Hills (Warm Springs, Virginia)
Three Hills | |
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| Location | 348 Three Hills Ln., near Warm Springs, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°02′44″N 79°46′57″W / 38.04556°N 79.78250°W |
| Area | 27.24 acres (11.02 ha) |
| Built | 1913 |
| Architect | Carneal and Johnston |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 13000986[1] |
| VLR No. | 008-0050 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 24, 2013 |
| Designated VLR | September 19, 2013[2] |
Three Hills is a historic home located near Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia. It was built in 1913, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, frame and stucco Italian Renaissance style dwelling. It consists of a central block with flanking two-story wings and rear additions. The house has a Colonial Revival style interior. The front facade features a single-story, flat-roofed portico. Also on the property are the contributing small formal boxwood garden, three frame and stucco, one-story cottages, and a stone and brick freestanding chimney. Three Hills was built by American novelist and women's rights advocate Mary Johnston (1870-1936), who lived and operated an inn there until her death.[3] J. Ambler Johnston, a young architect, distant relative of the writer and one of the founding partners of the Carneal and Johnston architectural firm (recently merged with Ballou Justice Upton), designed the house.[3]
Another home of Johnston's listed on the National Register of Historic Places is Linden Row in Richmond.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/23/13 through 12/27/13. National Park Service. January 3, 2014.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ a b Cox Bryan, Mollie (March 3, 2016). "Ahead of her Time". Virginia Living. Cape Fear Publishing. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ David Edwards and Peter Luebke (August 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Three Hills" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos
Additional Reading
"Three Hills: The Home of Mary Johnston." Virginia Suffrage News, November 1, 1914. https://virginiachronicle.com/?a=d&d=VSN19141101&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------