National Historic Landmark · Lexington (Independent City), Virginia

Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University

A listed building in Lexington (Independent City), Virginia, built 1868. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressWashington and Lee University campus, Lexington (Independent City), VA
CountyLexington County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000914
Built1868
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

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

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

StreetWashington and Lee University campus
Coordinates37.78749, -79.44187 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

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 66000914. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.