Prospect Hill (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
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LocationSE of Fredericksburg off U.S. 17, near Fredericksburg, Virginia
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1842
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| Location | SE of Fredericksburg off U.S. 17, near Fredericksburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°13′31″N 77°21′55″W / 38.22528°N 77.36528°W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Built | 1842 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76002096[1] |
| VLR No. | 016-0019 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 12, 1976 |
| Designated VLR | September 16, 1976[2] |
Prospect Hill is a historic plantation house located near Fredericksburg, Caroline County, Virginia. The property is entirely surrounded by lands belonging to Santee. It was built about 1842, and is a two-story, five-bay, double pile, brick dwelling. It has a high hipped roof and four interior end chimneys. It features a wide single front entrance door framed by unfluted Roman Doric order columns supporting a plain entablature. Also on the property is a contributing slave house.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
