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Carter Glass House

605 Clay Street

 
 
Carter Glass House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021
1. Carter Glass House Marker
Inscription.
Carter Glass House
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the history of the United States of America

1977
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior

 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureEducationLandmarks. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1977.
 
Location. 37° 24.929′ N, 79° 8.831′ W. Marker is in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is in College Hill. It is on Clay Street just east of 6th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 605 Clay St, Lynchburg VA 24504, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian
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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: Rosalie Slaughter Morton, M.D. (1872-1968) (within shouting distance of this marker); Latham's Battery (within shouting distance of this marker); Elizabeth Langhorne Lewis (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Court Street Baptist Church (about 400 feet away); Abram Frederick Biggers and Biggers School (about 500 feet away); St. Paul's Vestry House (about 600 feet away); John Daniel’s Home (about 700 feet away); Samuel D. Rockenbach, 1869–1952 (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lynchburg.
 
The Carter Glass House image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 14, 2021
2. The Carter Glass House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 389 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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