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The Homestead
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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1764/00/00 Capt Thomas Bullitt Owner After receiving a land grant of 300 acres which contains seven hot and warm springs, Captain Thomas Bullitt moves his militia company and their families to the area and begin clearing the land.
1766/00/00 Capt Thomas Bullitt Owner Thomas Bullitt opens the "Homestead" a wooden 18 room wooden hotel named in honor of the homesteaders who built the resort and bathhouses.
1892/00/00 J P Morgan Investor
1908/07/00 William Howard Taft Guest The "Homestead" welcomes William Howard Taft for a two month stay.
1922/00/00 Fay Ingalls Work Fay Ingalls resigns his post at general counsel and director of the Niles-Belmont Pond Co to become President and Treasurer of The Homestead.
1929/00/00 Virginia Hot Springs Co Owner

Places

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Homestead Dairy Barns
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Particulars for The Homestead:
Architectural Style American Colonial Revival
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Commerce
Area of Significance Entertainment - Recreation
Architectural Style Greek Revival
Historic Use Health care resort
Criteria Historic Event
Historic Use Hotel
Level of Significance National
Owner Private
Architectural Style Queen Anne
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 3rd May 1984

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Homestead, The
Registry Address: US 220
Registry Number: 84003494
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Multiple
Architectural Style: Queen anne, Greek revival, Colonial revival
Area in Acres: 27
Contributing Buildings: 18
Contributing Sites: 4
Contributing Structures: 4
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National; State
Area of Significance: Architecture, Social history, Commerce, Entertainment-recreation
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1875-1899
Significant Year: 1892, 1902, 1929
Historic Function: Health care, Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Resort, Hotel
Current Function: Commerce, Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Business Hotel

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