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Staunton Hill (Brookneal, Virginia)

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Built
  
1848 (1848)

VLR #
  
019-0030

Opened
  
1848

Added to NRHP
  
1 October 1969

NRHP Reference #
  
69000229

Designated VLR
  
November 5, 1968

Area
  
0 m²

Staunton Hill (Brookneal, Virginia)

Location
  
SW of jct. of Rtes. 619 and 693, near Brookneal, Virginia

Architectural style
  
Gothic Revival architecture

Staunton Hill is a historic plantation house located in Charlotte County, Virginia; the nearest community is Brookneal, which is in Campbell County. It was built in 1848 by Charles Bruce (father of Sen. William Cabell Bruce), and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling in the Gothic Revival style. It features a three-story projecting entrance tower at the center bay with Gothic arch windows. It also features a crenelated parapet and turrets.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

References

Staunton Hill (Brookneal, Virginia) Wikipedia


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