National Register of Historic Places

Signal Hill

Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia
Listed
January 21, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
98001650

About this property

Signal Hill is a historic home and farm complex located at Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia. The farmhouse was built about 1900, and is a two-story, asymmetrically cruciform brick house, in a refined, late-Victorian style. It features a one-story, 13-bay, wraparound porch with a hipped roof. Also on the property are the following contributing elements: three gable-roofed frame barns, two concrete silos, two frame gable-roof sheds, and a small gable-roof It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Location

16190 Germanna Hwy.
Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia
38.44921, -83.95440

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

Battle of Blue Licks (August 19, 1782)
1782Early Republic
1.3 mi
Battle of Blue Licks — Ohio context
1782Early Republic
2.1 mi
Battle of Blue Licks Aug 19 1782
1782Early Republic
2.5 mi
Battle of Blue Licks (Post-Revolution)
1782Early Republic
2.9 mi

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When was Signal Hill listed on the National Register?

Signal Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Signal Hill?

Signal Hill is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Signal Hill?

The period of significance for Signal Hill is recorded as the industrial era.

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