John Marshall Warwick House

John Marshall Warwick House

John Marshall Warwick House, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
Location 720 Court St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°24′47″N 79°8′37″W / 37.41306°N 79.14361°W / 37.41306; -79.14361Coordinates: 37°24′47″N 79°8′37″W / 37.41306°N 79.14361°W / 37.41306; -79.14361
Area less than one acre
Built 1826 (1826)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 96001449[1]
VLR # 118-0019
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 6, 1996
Designated VLR December 6, 1995[2]

John Marshall Warwick House is a historic home located at Lynchburg, Virginia. It was built in 1826 by prominent Lynchburg tobacconist and city mayor (1833), John Marshall Warwick. It was one of the first houses to be built on the crest of Lynchburg Hill, later to be called Court House Hill, overlooking the James River. It exhibits the transition from the Federal to the Greek Revival styles. His grandson, United States Senator John Warwick Daniel was born in this home.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] It is located in the Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District.

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  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 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Peter W. Houck and J. Vosmik (June 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John Marshall Warwick House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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