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James Alexander House

Coordinates: 37°57′52″N 79°12′12″W / 37.96444°N 79.20333°W / 37.96444; -79.20333
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James Alexander House
James Alexander House is located in Virginia
James Alexander House
James Alexander House is located in the United States
James Alexander House
LocationNorth of Spottswood on VA 671, near Spottswood, Virginia
Coordinates37°57′52″N 79°12′12″W / 37.96444°N 79.20333°W / 37.96444; -79.20333
Area55 acres (22 ha)
Built1827 (1827)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.82004543[1]
VLR No.007-0604
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1982
Designated VLRJune 16, 1981[2]

James Alexander House (also known as the Alexander-Long House) is a historic house located near Spottswood, Augusta County, Virginia.

Description and history

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It was built in 1827, and is a two-story, four-bay, double-pile, hall-and-parlor plan, banked brick dwelling with a gable roof. It features four exterior end chimneys and a four-bay neocolonial porch added around the turn of the 20th century. The interior features Federal style woodwork. Also on the property are a contributing two-level limestone spring house, frame barn, smokehouse, and livestock houses.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 1982.[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 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James Alexander House" (PDF). and http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Augusta/James_Alex_House_photo.htm Accompanying photo]