Culpeper in Culpeper County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Old Fray-Rixey House
701 South East Street
| | South East Street Historic District | |
is a contributing building to the
South East Historic District
designated as a
Virginia Historic Landmark
and placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 38° 28.125′ N, 77° 59.749′ W. Marker is in Culpeper, Virginia, in Culpeper County. It is on South East Street just north of East Mason Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 S East St, Culpeper VA 22701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 705 South East Street (a few steps from this marker); Fountain Hall Bed & Breakfast (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Stephens Episcopal Rectory (within shouting distance of this marker); Lawrence-Payne-Chelf House (within shouting distance of this marker); 806 South East Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Eastham-Leavell House (about 300 feet away); Wisteria (about 300 feet away); Cropp House (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Culpeper.
Also see . . . The Nomination Form for the Historic District.
The house is mentioned in the form a couple spots. For instance, it is mentioned on page 13:
The Old Fray-RixeyHouse at 701 South East Street, which was built about 1900, is such a transitional house that embraces both late Victorian and Classical Revival details, including the doorways bulls-eye corner blocks and mantels with delicate fluted columns with Corinthian capitals and early twentieth-century bas relief urns and garlands on the mantel architraves.
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Additionally, there is a profile for 701-703 South East Street on page 26:
This 2-story house with both late Victorian and Classical Revival details was built about 1900; the house is depicted on the 1902 Sanborn map of this area. The 1-story Colonial Revival-style front porch extends across the full extent of the front faηade of the house, and contributes to its asymmetrical arrangement. There is a first floor central bowed bay topped with an elaborate semicircular balustrade above the central 3 bays of the porch that, in combination with the Palladian central dormer, emphasizes the centrality of the house. Surviving interior details include the doorways bulls-eye corner blocks and mantels with delicate fluted columns with Corinthian capitals as well as early twentieth century bas-relief urns and garlands on the mantel architraves. The 2-story, wood frame former garage, which was converted into a studio apartment and numbered separately as 703 South East, has stepped side wall parapets.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 11, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
