440 E Beverley St

A building, Ca. 1860

FrameContributes to the historic character of the district

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1860

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From the National Register nomination

frame (asbestos and shingles added); 2 stories; hip roof; 3 bays; pedimented entrance portico with Tuscan columns. Italianate characteristics. Ca. 1860. Decorative brackets below wide overhanging eaves. Entrance with transom and sidelights in central bay. 6/6 lights. 1 central chimney. Shingles and portico not original.

Style: Italianate
Stories: 2
Built of: frame
Exterior: asbestos, shingles
Roof: hip
Height: About 37 ft to the top of the roof; covers about 1,100 sq ft of ground (USGS lidar survey, 2020)

Notable features

pedimented entrance portico with Tuscan columns
decorative brackets below wide overhanging eaves
entrance with transom and sidelights in central bay
6/6 lights
1 central chimney

Later changes

asbestos and shingles added
Shingles and portico not original

Today

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Nearby

Similar

Nearby markers

The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Founded 1839, I-16, 460 m
Mary Baldwin College, I-17, 540 m
Dr. William Fleming, A-64, 600 m
Augusta County Courthouse, I-34, 660 m
Dr. Alexander Humphreys, A-63, 700 m

Source: Gospel Hill Historic District National Register Nomination, page 45. Listed there as “440 East Beverley Street.”