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The prodigious Colonial Revival mansion erected in 1907 for Roanoke businessman and civic leader Junius Blair Fishburn, was regarded by its architect H. H. Huggins as an object of great personal achievement. In a 1908 advertisement in the Roanoke City Directory Huggins boldly stated: “Under my plans and direction, there has been erected in Roanoke one of the finest residences in the state of Virginia.” The house was Fishburn’s residence until his death in 1955 when it was given to the Roanoke Department of Parks and Recreation. Rather than evoke a specific image, the “colonial” style here is freely interpreted to make a grand effect suitable for the city’s leading citizen. Typical of many Colonial Revival dwellings, Mountain View has a large central portico projecting over a one-story porch. The mansion, inside and out, survives essentially untouched in an excellent state of preservation, and is located in the Southwest Historic District.
Many properties listed in the registers are private dwellings and are not open to the public, however many are visible from the public right-of-way. Please be respectful of owner privacy.
Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
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DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
