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Ingleside

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1834; later alterations. VA 638 (2.6 miles south of VA 3, east side)

This building is a provincial interpretation of the Greek Revival. The columns sit on a high basement and are of an elongated Tuscan order, with capitals of three abacus courses in a descending order of circumference. The small lunette window in the pediment, the high basement, and the ascending central stairs recall the original configuration of James Madison's Montpelier, near Orange. Constructed as a private school, the Washington Academy—which accounts for its “public” appearance—became a residence ten years later and subsequently acquired the wings.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Richard Guy Wilson et al.
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Citation

Richard Guy Wilson et al., "Ingleside", [Colonial Beach, Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VA-01-PE7.

Print Source

Buildings of Virginia: Tidewater and Piedmont, Richard Guy Wilson and contributors. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002, 333-333.

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