Catlett House (Staunton, Virginia)

Catlett House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Virginia Landmarks Register
Front facade of the Catlett House
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Location	303 Berkeley Pl. Staunton, Virginia
Coordinates	38°9′2″N 79°4′7″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha) or less
Built	1897
Architectural style	Queen Anne
Part of	Gospel Hill Historic District (ID85000299)
NRHP reference No.	82004600[1]
VLR No.	132-0032
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 15, 1982
Designated CP	February 14, 1985
Designated VLR	May 18, 1982[2]

The Catlett House is a detached Queen Anne style building from 1897 in Staunton, Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982.[1] It is located in the Gospel Hill Historic District. Construction was begun in 1896 by R.H. Catlett, who died in the same year, and completed in 1897 for his widow, Fannie Catlett.[3]

The three-story, three-bay building is on a raised corner lot in the city's Gospel Hill neighborhood. It has shingled outer walls on the two upper floors, with rough-faced stone on the foundation and first floor. It has a hipped and gable roof with large projecting gables and a rounded tower, which has a bell shaped roof with dark brown shingles. The front facade is split into three bays, with a projecting gable and a round turret on the ends, connected by a plain central bay. The ground floor has a wide verandah wrapping three sides of the house.[3] It has nine fireplaces, and twenty-one leaded glass windows on the first floor. The house, formerly used as a retirement home for women is now the Berkeley House Bed & Breakfast.

Its significance in the NRHP is due to its architecture.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
3. "132-0032 Catlett house 1982 Final Nomination" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 1982. Retrieved 2013-11-15.