Level Loop

Level Loop
Location VA 724 1 mi. W of Brownsburg and 0.5 mi. E of McClung's Mill, near Brownsburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°55′57″N 79°20′06″W / 37.93250°N 79.33500°W / 37.93250; -79.33500Coordinates: 37°55′57″N 79°20′06″W / 37.93250°N 79.33500°W / 37.93250; -79.33500
Area 145.4 acres (58.8 ha)
Built c. 1819 (1819)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 93000822[1]
VLR # 081-0034
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 12, 1993
Designated VLR June 16, 1993[2]

Level Loop is a historic home and farm located near Brownsburg, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was built about 1819, and is a two-story, five bay, brick Federal style dwelling. It has a side gable roof, exterior end chimneys, and a moulded brick cornice. The property includes the contributing stone chimney of an early outdoor kitchen, and an early-20th century bank barn and granary. The house was built for William Houston, a relative of the Texas pioneer and Rockbridge County native, Sam Houston.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[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. Calder Loth (May 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Level Loop" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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