Hanshill, also known as Rough House, Camp Suhling, and Camp Merry Minglers, is a historic summer home and camp located near Madison Heights, Amherst County, Virginia. The property was developed by the Suhling family. Rough House dates to about 1880 and is a log cabin with a gable roof. It was named Rough House as early as 1918, and a series of additions were added about 1935. Associated with Rough House are a contributing corn crib (c. 1940) and Y.W.C.A. Spring Box (c. 1918). Hanshill was built in 1925, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, frame dwelling on a concrete foundation in a Rustic Revival style. It features a full-length, one-story, four-bay porch. Associated with Hanshill are servant's quarters (c. 1927), a garage / bunkhouse (c. 1927), and an outdoor tennis court (c. 1915). From 1918 to 1922, the property hosted the first semi-permanent summer camp for white girls organized by the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) of Lynchburg.[3]
Hanshill | |
 Entrance to the property | |
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| Location | 142 Leftwich Rd., near Madison Heights, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°28′26″N 79°09′06″W / 37.47389°N 79.15167°W |
| Area | 87.69 acres (35.49 ha) |
| Built | c. 1910, 1925 |
| Architect | Clark, Pendleton S.; Crowe, Walter R.; Merkey, Clyde Adrian |
| Architectural style | Rustic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000715[1] |
| VLR No. | 005-5329 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 6, 2006 |
| Designated VLR | June 16, 2011[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/26/11 through 9/30/11. National Park Service. 2011-10-07.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ W. Scott Breckinridge Smith (March 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hanshill" (PDF). and Accompanying six photos