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Mount Pleasant (Staunton, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°14′36″N 79°05′10″W / 38.24333°N 79.08611°W / 38.24333; -79.08611
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Mount Pleasant
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Mount Pleasant (Staunton, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Mount Pleasant (Staunton, Virginia)
Mount Pleasant (Staunton, Virginia) is located in the United States
Mount Pleasant (Staunton, Virginia)
Location879 Middle River Rd., north of Staunton, Virginia
Coordinates38°14′36″N 79°05′10″W / 38.24333°N 79.08611°W / 38.24333; -79.08611
Area316.2 acres (128.0 ha)
Builtc. 1780 (1780)-1810
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.89001792[1]
VLR No.007-0024
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 30, 1989
Designated VLRApril 18, 1989, October 10, 2007[2]

Mount Pleasant is a historic home and farm and national historic district located near Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia. The house was built about 1780–1810, and is a two-story, hall-parlor plan limestone structure with a rear ell dating to the mid-19th century. It is reflective of architecture of the Federal era. It has an original one-story brick ell. Also on the property are a contributing barn, corncrib, garage, storage shed, chicken house, the spring house, and an equipment shed. The property also include the ruins of a mill.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. ^ William T. Frazier (December 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mount Pleasant" (PDF). and Accompanying photo