Built c. 1750 (1750) VLR # 078-0028 Area 162 ha | NRHP Reference # 73002052 Designated VLR January 16, 1973 Added to NRHP 11 April 1973 | |
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Location South of Sperryville on VA 231, near Sperryville, Virginia |
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. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
From 2004 to 2009, Montpelier was owned by English conservative philosopher Sir Roger Scruton.
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