The Mansion at Fort Chiswell

Historic house in Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Fort Chiswell Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

The Mansion at Fort Chiswell, January 2014.
36°56′42″N 80°56′13″W / 36.94500°N 80.93694°W / 36.94500; -80.93694
Area	75 acres (30 ha)
Built	1839 (1839)-1840
Built by	Thorn, Lorain; Johnson, James
Architectural style	Early Republic, Greek Revival, Roman Revival
NRHP reference No.	71000992^[1]
VLR No.	098-0005
Added to NRHP	May 6, 1971
Designated VLR	March 2, 1971^[2]

The Mansion at Fort Chiswell, also known as the McGavock Mansion and Fort Chiswell Mansion, is a historic home located at Fort Chiswell near Max Meadows, Wythe County, Virginia. It was constructed in 1839–1840, by Stephen and Joseph Cloyd McGavock, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style brick dwelling. The front facade features two-story diastyle portico composed of two provincial Greek Doric order columns supporting a pediment. It has a steep gable ends with slightly projecting end chimneys and one-story Italianate bracketed porches. It has a two-story rear ell with a frame gallery and an attached a one-story brick kitchen.^[3] It is a private residence, available for tours and events.^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ J.R. Fishburne and Calder Loth (February 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Chiswell Mansion" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
^ The Mansion at Fort Chiswell website