Hanshill, also known as Rough House, Camp Suhling, and Camp Merry Minglers, is a historic summer home and camp located near Madison Heights, Amherst County, Virginia. The property was developed by the Suhling family. Rough House dates to about 1880 and is a log cabin with a gable roof. It was named Rough House as early as 1918, and a series of additions were added about 1935. Associated with Rough House are a contributing corn crib (c. 1940) and Y.W.C.A. Spring Box (c. 1918). Hanshill was built in 1925, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, frame dwelling on a concrete foundation in a Rustic Revival style. It features a full-length, one-story, four-bay porch. Associated with Hanshill are servant's quarters (c. 1927), a garage / bunkhouse (c. 1927), and an outdoor tennis court (c. 1915). From 1918 to 1922, the property hosted the first semi-permanent summer camp for white girls organized by the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) of Lynchburg.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/26/11 through 9/30/11. National Park Service. 2011-10-07. Archived from the original on 2011-11-04. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ W. Scott Breckinridge Smith (March 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hanshill" (PDF). and Accompanying six photos
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