Barton Lodge, also known as Malvern Hall and French House, is a historic home located near Hot Springs, Bath County, Virginia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

Barton Lodge
Barton Lodge is located in Virginia
Barton Lodge
Barton Lodge is located in the United States
Barton Lodge
Location373 French's Hill Dr., near Hot Springs, Virginia
Coordinates37°59′48″N 79°50′04″W / 37.99667°N 79.83444°W / 37.99667; -79.83444
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1898 (1898)-1900
Built byGrace & Hyde Co.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.13000984[1]
VLR No.008-0027
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 2013
Designated VLRSeptember 19, 2013[2]

History edit

It was built in 1898–1900, and is a 2+12-story, five-bay, double pile, Classical Revival style frame dwelling. It features a hipped roof with two hipped-roofed dormers on the north and south elevations and a temple front featuring a pedimented portico supported by Corinthian order columns. It has a one-story, flat-roofed, four-bay west wing. The house is situated on French's Hill overlooking The Homestead.

Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans (1872–1953) purchased Barton Lodge in October 1927, and renamed it Malvern Hall. Subsequent to her death in 1953, her Foundation made a gift of the Malvern Hall property in 1961 to St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Hot Springs.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/23/13 through 12/27/13. National Park Service. January 3, 2014. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Bill Frazier; Beth Scripps & Laura Purvis (July 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Barton Lodge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos