The Yard (Hot Springs, Virginia)

The Yard
Location 381 Old Greenhouse Rd., Hot Springs, Virginia
Coordinates 37°55′16″N 79°53′27″W / 37.92111°N 79.89083°W / 37.92111; -79.89083Coordinates: 37°55′16″N 79°53′27″W / 37.92111°N 79.89083°W / 37.92111; -79.89083
Area 12.2 acres (4.9 ha)
Built 1925 (1925)
Architect Short, C.W.; Matthews, Stanley
Architectural style Tudor Revival
NRHP Reference # 07000050[1]
VLR # 008-0135
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 13, 2007
Designated VLR September 6, 2006[2]

The Yard is a historic estate home located near Hot Springs, Bath County, Virginia. It was built in 1925, and is a large, Tudor Revival style dwelling. The plan features an inner courtyard surrounded on three sides by two-story, one-room-deep wings, with the remaining side at one-story. It is constructed of stone and half-timbered stucco, capped by a slate gable roof and punctuated by leaded glass casement windows and doors. Also on the property are a contributing former foxhound kennel and chauffeur's shed.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Beth Scripps (May 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Yard" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos


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