Carter Hill is a historic home located near Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia. It was built in 1921–1922 for Dale Carter Lampkin and his widowed brother-in-law William Wallace Bird. The hilltop manor house was initially the seat of a 1,000 acre farm, now reduced to about 250 acres. The tall two-story, brick sheathed frame includes three bays and was built in the Colonial Revival style with Flemish bond brick veneer.
Carter Hill | |
 Distant view from the north | |
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| Location | State Route 71 near Lebanon, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°52′41″N 82°09′33″W / 36.87806°N 82.15917°W |
| Area | 246.2 acres (99.6 ha) |
| Built | 1921-1922 |
| Built by | W.H. Musser and Son |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000023[1] |
| VLR No. | 083-5012 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 28, 2000 |
| Designated VLR | December 1, 1999[2] |
The side gable roof features green-glazed terra cotta tiles and pedimented and hipped dormer windows. It also has a projecting temple-fronted center bay, a hipped ell and several rear shed wings.
The front facade features a two-story pedimented portico supported by monumental cast iron columns with fluted shafts and Ionic order capitals. Also on the property is a contributing family cemetery.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Leslie K. Giles (July 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carter Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo