325 W Frederick St
Stuart Hall School--Robertson House, 1886
BrickContributes to the historic character of the district
From the National Register nomination
Brick, 2 stories with central 3% story turret; gable roof; 3 bays; i-story entrance porch with elaborate sawn millwork, Eastlake and Queen Anne characteristics, 1886, Entrance in central bay has double paneled doors with glass panes, topped by segmental arched transom, Square central turret has narrow paired windows at 2nd and 3rd floors, leading to small balconies; corbelling decorates these window openings; on top % story is a small lunette below the roof of the turret which is cut away and decorated with a bargeboard, Other window openings also narrow, paired, with 1/1 lights, Double brackets in cornice alternate with raised panels, Eastlake~style decorative elements unusual in Staunton area, Built by Christian S, Baker in 1886 and purchased by Stuart Hall School in 1921 for use as a dormitory.
People
- Christian S. Baker builder in 1886
- Stuart Hall School owner in 1921
Memories
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