Staunton Hill is a historic
plantation house located in
Charlotte County, Virginia; the nearest community is
Brookneal, which is in
Campbell County. It was built in 1848 by Charles Bruce (father of Sen.
William Cabell Bruce), and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling in the
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
style. It features a three-story projecting entrance tower at the center bay with Gothic arch windows. It also features a crenelated parapet and turrets.
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[
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References
External links
Staunton Hill, State Route 619, Brookneal, Campbell County, VA
at the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
Staunton Hill, Homes and Gardens in Old Virginia c1931
Plantation houses in Virginia
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Gothic Revival architecture in Virginia
Houses completed in 1848
Houses in Charlotte County, Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Charlotte County, Virginia
Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
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