Built 1848 (1848) VLR # 081-0065 Opened 1848 Added to NRHP 26 February 1979 | NRHP Reference # 79003079 Designated VLR June 21, 1977 Area 2 ha | |
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Location 6.5 mi. NE of Lexington off U.S.11 at I-64, near Lexington, Virginia Architectural style Greek Revival architecture | ||
Church Hill, also known as Timber Ridge Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was built about 1848, and is a two-story, three bay, rectangular brick Greek Revival style dwelling. It has a one-story, rear kitchen ell. The house features stuccoed Doric order pilasters at the corners and midpoints of the long sides. Timber Ridge Plantation was the birthplace of Sam Houston (1793-1863). On the property is a non-contributing log building which tradition claims was constructed from logs salvaged from the Sam Houston birthplace cabin. The cabin is believed to have been located at the site of the kitchen ell.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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