Gospel Hill Historic District

340 E Beverley St

A building, Ca. 1860

FrameContributes to the historic character of the district

1860
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From the National Register nomination

frame (German siding); 2 stories; hip roof; 3 bays; l-story full front porch with Tuscan columns and turned balusters. Italianate influences Ca. 1860. Bracketed cornice. Entrance with transom and sidelights in central bay. 6/6 lights, 3-part openings on first story. Central corbelled chimney. Front porch altered ca. 1910. This was the residence of Charles Ashburton, first city manager in the country; he moved to Staunton from “Richmond when the city manager form of government was adopted in 1908.

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