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Steephill (Staunton, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°9′22″N 79°5′15″W / 38.15611°N 79.08750°W / 38.15611; -79.08750
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Steephill
Looking toward the house through its surrounding trees
Steephill (Staunton, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Steephill (Staunton, Virginia)
Steephill (Staunton, Virginia) is located in the United States
Steephill (Staunton, Virginia)
Location200 Park Blvd.,
Staunton, Virginia, U.S.
Coordinates38°9′22″N 79°5′15″W / 38.15611°N 79.08750°W / 38.15611; -79.08750
Area3.7 acres (1.5 ha)
Built1877 (1877)-1878, 1926-1927
Built bySam Collins
Architectural styleGothic, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.84003599[1]
VLR No.132-0031
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1984
Designated VLRJanuary 17, 1984[2]

Steephill, also known as Steep Hill,[3] is a historic home built in c. 1878 and located at Staunton, Virginia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1] It also went by the name Peyton Estate, it had been the family home for John Lewis Peyton and his heirs until 1964.[3]

History

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It was built in 1877–1878 in the Gothic Revival style, and remodeled in 1926–1927 in the Georgian Revival style. The central portion of the house (the "original" house) is a 2+12-story, three-bay, brick structure slightly recessed from the wings. The central section has a standing-seam metal gable roof with three gabled dormers. Flanking the central block are two, two-story wings.[4]

In 1964, the Peyton family heir's sold the family estate to Staunton Military Academy.[5] On December 30, 2019, the Steephill structure suffered a large amount of damage from a 2nd alarm fire.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Staunton Purchases Old Estate, Peyton's Place Sold by Heirs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. April 26, 1964. Retrieved 2023-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ David J. Brown and Elizabeth B. McCue (October 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Steephill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  5. ^ "Staunton Purchases Old Estate, Peyton's Place Sold by Heirs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. April 26, 1964. Retrieved 2023-04-18 – via Newspapers.com.