On-the-Hill
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The name of this mansion is On the Hill, the most spectacular of Boydton Victorian houses. The original core of the building was a cabin from the 1790s which was then converted into a farmhouse in 1830; in 1887, the dwelling was remodeled and this is the result. The original cabin is the far right side of the house. Features include a high-cross gable roof with a terracotta gargoyle perched atop the front gable; a three-story tower with ornamentation rising from the bay window on the porch; a full porch that extends the length of the front of the house; a small second-story porch or loggia above the entrance framed by gingerbread and a semi-circular opening; highly decorated tympanum on the third story above the porch; shingling; triple window in the gable; a carriage port and much more. George Finch, as a wedding present to his wife Alice, presented her with $5,000 and told her to spend it as she would. With that money, she was able to convert the entirety of the 1830 farmhouse into this Queen Anne beauty. The asymmetrical porch is simply amazing with many segments ranging from the gazebo influenced portion on the right all the way to the carriage port. A frieze extends the length of the porch except for the semi-circular effect next to the gazebo. It rests on stone piers infilled with brick. Despite is grandeur, the porch is very comfortable and welcoming. The owner told me that the house has its resident ghost. Virginia Department of Historic Resources ID: 173-5001-0126. It is part of the Boydton Historical District which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002--#02000511
Sources: the owner of the house and the book Two Mecklenburg Towns—Boydton and Clarksville, edited by John F. Zehmer, published 2003 by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, Virginia
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On-the-Hill
[There are currently 17 images in this set on this amazing home.] This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work.
The name of this mansion is On the Hill, the most spectacular of Boydton Victorian houses. The original core of the building was a cabin from the 1790s which was then converted into a farmhouse in 1830; in 1887, the dwelling was remodeled and this is the result. The original cabin is the far right side of the house. Features include a high-cross gable roof with a terracotta gargoyle perched atop the front gable; a three-story tower with ornamentation rising from the bay window on the porch; a full porch that extends the length of the front of the house; a small second-story porch or loggia above the entrance framed by gingerbread and a semi-circular opening; highly decorated tympanum on the third story above the porch; shingling; triple window in the gable; a carriage port and much more. George Finch, as a wedding present to his wife Alice, presented her with $5,000 and told her to spend it as she would. With that money, she was able to convert the entirety of the 1830 farmhouse into this Queen Anne beauty. The asymmetrical porch is simply amazing with many segments ranging from the gazebo influenced portion on the right all the way to the carriage port. A frieze extends the length of the porch except for the semi-circular effect next to the gazebo. It rests on stone piers infilled with brick. Despite is grandeur, the porch is very comfortable and welcoming. The owner told me that the house has its resident ghost. Virginia Department of Historic Resources ID: 173-5001-0126. It is part of the Boydton Historical District which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002--#02000511
Sources: the owner of the house and the book Two Mecklenburg Towns—Boydton and Clarksville, edited by John F. Zehmer, published 2003 by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, Virginia
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.