Gospel Hill Historic District

506 E Beverley St

A building, Ca. 1874

BrickContributes to the historic character of the district

Did you know?Seminary use during war

1874

18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

brick; 2 stories; hip roof; 2 bays with 1-story garage on left; 1-story entrance portico with dentils, Supported by Tuscan columns. Italianate characteristics. Ca. 1874. Bracketed cornice. Entrance in east bay with transom and sidelights. 1/1 lights with leaded glass in the upper sash. Large interior chimney.

Style: Italianate
Stories: 2
Built of: brick
Exterior: brick, hip roof, bracketed cornice, entrance portico with dentils, Supported by Tuscan columns, entrance in east bay with transom and sidelights, 1/1 lights with leaded glass in the upper sash, large interior chimney
Roof: hip roof
Height: About 42 ft to the top of the roof; covers about 1,800 sq ft of ground (USGS lidar survey, 2020)

Notable features

1-story garage on left
entrance portico with dentils, Supported by Tuscan columns
entrance in east bay with transom and sidelights
1/1 lights with leaded glass in the upper sash
large interior chimney

Later changes

1-story garage on left

Today

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Nearby

Similar

217 E Beverley St,

Nearby markers

The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Founded 1839, I-16, 440 m
Mary Baldwin College, I-17, 560 m
Dr. William Fleming, A-64, 620 m
Augusta County Courthouse, I-34, 680 m
Dr. Alexander Humphreys, A-63, 720 m

Source: Gospel Hill Historic District National Register Nomination, page 45. Listed there as “506 East Beverley Street.”