Built 1851 (1851) VLR # 045-0004 Opened 1851 Area 4,500 m² | NRHP Reference # 05001619 Designated VLR December 7, 2005 Floors 2 Added to NRHP 31 January 2006 | |
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Location VA 645, 161 Mansion House Rd., McDowell, Virginia Architectural style Greek Revival architecture | ||
Mansion House is a historic home located at McDowell, Highland County, Virginia. It was built in 1851, and is a two-story, three bay, "L"-shaped brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It has a central-passage/single-pile-plan. Also on the property are a contributing frame shed, and the sites of a log kitchen structure and outbuilding. The house served as an American Civil War hospital in the time around the Battle of McDowell on May 8, 1862. In 1886, the building was sold to James and Mary Bradshaw, who operated it as a hotel until 1930.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
The house is now owned by the Highland County Historical Society and operated as the Highland County Museum.
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