Woods Hill is an historic estate at 1501 Clay Street in Franklin, Virginia. The 17-acre (6.9 ha) estate is notable for its house, designed by architect Alan McCullough and built in 1951, and its landscaping, designed by Charles Freeman Gillette. The house is a two-story brick structure, built out of custom bricks laid in Old English Bond and mortared using rough edging mortar. The property includes a log cabin and old service station (established by the building owner's father) that were located on the rural parcel.[2]
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| Location | 1501 Clay St., Franklin, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°40′55″N 76°57′34″W / 36.68194°N 76.95944°W |
| Area | 17.3 acres (7.0 ha) |
| Built | 1951 |
| NRHP reference No. | 13001161[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 5, 2014 |
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Woods Hill" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
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