Montpelier is a historic

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located near Sperryville,

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. The main house was built about 1750, and is a two-story, 11 bay,

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ed stone and brick dwelling with a side gable roof. It consists of a five-bay main block with north and south three bay wings. It features a two-story

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stretching the entire length of the house with eight large provincial

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columns. The property also includes the contributing

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, storage house, and a frame cabin. an
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in 1973. From 2004 to 2009, Montpelier was owned by

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Sir Roger Scruton.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Plantation houses in Virginia Houses completed in 1750 Houses in Rappahannock County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Rappahannock County, Virginia {{RappahannockCountyVA-NRHP-stub