Hexagon House

Hexagon House

Hexagon House, April 2012
Location 530 Amherst St., Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates 39°11′15″N 78°10′32″W / 39.18750°N 78.17556°W / 39.18750; -78.17556Coordinates: 39°11′15″N 78°10′32″W / 39.18750°N 78.17556°W / 39.18750; -78.17556
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1871 (1871)-1873
Architect Leathers, B.
Architectural style Hexagon House
NRHP Reference # 87001550[1]
VLR # 138-0034
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 10, 1987
Designated VLR April 21, 1987[2]

Hexagon House is a historic home located in Winchester, Virginia. It was built between 1871 and 1873, and is a two-story, hexagonal shaped brick dwelling. It has a central chimney and is topped by a low-pitched roof. It features a one-story, three-bay frame porch on the principal facade.[3]

Completed in 1873 by architect Brice Leatherman for James W. Burgess in a style designed to open up interior space and let in more natural light. Even rarer than octagon houses built on similar principles.[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

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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 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Richard C. Cote and Division of Historic Landmarks Staff (1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hexagon House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ↑ "The Hexagon House: 530 Amherst Street". Preservation of Historic Winchester, Inc. Retrieved 20 May 2012.


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