Jonathan Peale House

Jonathan Peale House
Location 67 Cross Keys Rd., near Harrisonburg, Virginia
Coordinates 38°30′53″N 78°48′38″W / 38.51472°N 78.81056°W / 38.51472; -78.81056Coordinates: 38°30′53″N 78°48′38″W / 38.51472°N 78.81056°W / 38.51472; -78.81056
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built c. 1845 (1845)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 07001144[1]
VLR # 0082-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 1, 2007
Designated VLR September 5, 2007[2]

Jonathan Peale House is a historic home located near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia. It was built about 1845, and is a two-story, five bay, central-passage plan brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. The front facade feature a central two-story gabled portico supported by stucco-covered Tuscan order columns. On the rear facade is a two-story, full-width gallery porch supported by stucco-covered masonry columns. Also on the property are the contributing well, slave quarter, and tennis court. The house was used as Confederate General Stonewall Jackson’s headquarters in April 1862.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. William Wonneberger and F. Bruce Forward III (December 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jonathan Peale House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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