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Barracks, Virginia Military Institute

Historic building in Virginia, US in Lexington (Independent City), Virginia. Built 1848. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1848Listed 1966
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What it is

Wikipedia · Barracks, Virginia Military Institute

The Old Barracks is a historic building on the campus of the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. Built in 1848 and repeatedly enlarged and redesigned by a succession of architects, it includes at its core the oldest surviving building of the campus. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965 for its architecture and its association with nation's oldest state-supported military academy.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressN edge of Lexington on U.S. 11, Lexington (Independent City), VA
CountyLexington County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000956
Built1848
Type of placeuniversity building, barracks
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressN edge of Lexington on U.S. 11, Lexington (Independent City), VA
Coordinates37.79088, -79.43563 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitAppomattox Court House National Historical Park · 45 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyOtter Creek Campground 16 mi · Cave Mountain Lake Group Camp 16 mi · Cave Mountain Lake Group Picnic Shelter 16 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000956. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.