Luke Mountain Historic District is a national historic district located near Covington, Alleghany County, Virginia. The district encompasses 12 contributing buildings, 4 contributing sites, 6 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object on Luke Mountain overlooking the city of Covington. It includes three high style dwellings all built for members of the Luke family, the earliest of which was built in 1919. Other contributing resources include the former farm manager's house; agricultural barns, shelters, greenhouses, and storage buildings; and domestic structures such as swimming pools and garages. Other landscape features include a winding entrance drive, a pair of gateposts, stone-lined drainage ditches, a concrete bridge/culvert over Lindsay Glen Run, a reservoir and private water system, terraced fields, pastureland, formal garden spaces, and walking/hiking paths.[3]
Luke Mountain Historic District | |
 Distant view from U.S. Route 60 to the north | |
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| Location | Luke Mountain Rd., near Covington, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°47′36″N 80°00′18″W / 37.79333°N 80.00500°W |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000737[1] |
| VLR No. | 003-5006 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 26, 1998 |
| Designated VLR | December 3, 1997[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
- ^ Leslie A. Giles and I. Daniel Pezzoni (October 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Luke Mountain Historic District" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources., Accompanying two photos and Accompanying map