521 E Beverley St

J.C.M. Merrillat House, 1851

Not recordedIndividually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1982Also contributes to the Gospel Hill Historic District

Type: BuildingNational Archives nomination file NPS record

Did you know?Seminary use during war

1851

18001850190019502000

From the National Register nomination

board and batten; 2 stories; complex gable roof with projecting central gable and 4 gabled dormers; 4 bays; l-story entrance porch below central gable. Gothic Revival. Elaborate finials and bargeboard in gable ends and dormers. Entrance in center bay. Fenestration is varied. Detached garage has much of same detailing. This house was built for (and by) Dr. J.C.M. Merrillat who was superintendent at Virginia School for Deaf and Blind for many years. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places (9/16/82).

People

Dr. J.C.M. Merrillat owner in 1851 (built for (and by))

Style: Gothic Revival
Stories: 2
Built of: board and batten
Exterior: board and batten
Roof: complex gable roof with projecting central gable and 4 gabled dormers
Height: About 32 ft to the top of the roof; covers about 4,200 sq ft of ground (USGS lidar survey, 2020)

Notable features

l-story entrance porch below central gable
Elaborate finials and bargeboard in gable ends and dormers
Entrance in center bay
Fenestration is varied
Detached garage has much of same detailing

Today

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Nearby

Similar

Nearby markers

The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Founded 1839, I-16, 510 m
Mary Baldwin College, I-17, 580 m
Dr. William Fleming, A-64, 680 m
Augusta County Courthouse, I-34, 730 m
Dr. Alexander Humphreys, A-63, 770 m

National Register listing: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, reference number 82004602.

Source: Gospel Hill Historic District National Register Nomination, page 41. Listed there as “521 East Beverley Street.”