John Marshall Warwick House

John Marshall Warwick House is a historic home located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built in 1826 by prominent Lynchburg tobacconist and city mayor (1833), John Marshall Warwick. It was one of the first houses to be built on the crest of Lynchburg Hill, later to be called Court House Hill, overlooking the James River. It exhibits the transition from the Federal to the Greek Revival styles. His grandson, United States Senator John Warwick Daniel was born in this home.[3]

John Marshall Warwick House
John Marshall Warwick House, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
Location720 Court St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°24′47″N 79°8′37″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1826 (1826)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.96001449[1]
VLR No.118-0019
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1996
Designated VLRDecember 6, 1995[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] It is located in the Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District.

  • John Marshall Warwick House plaque, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
gollark: I asked for a feature and got it in <2 days.
gollark: Also, having cool ideas.
gollark: Eventually the horse might come to life magically!
gollark: Yep!
gollark: We just need a JS->whitespace compiler; all else shall follow via increasingly complex tooling messes.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Peter W. Houck and J. Vosmik (June 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John Marshall Warwick House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.