Mount Athos (Kelly, Virginia)
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Mount Athos
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Western side of the mountain; the estate sits on the wooded summit
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| Nearest city | Kelly, Virginia |
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| Area | 280 acres (110 ha) |
| Built | 1800 |
| NRHP reference # | 75002016 |
| VLR # | 015-0019 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1975 |
| Designated VLR | February 18, 1975 |
Mount Athos is a historic archaeological site located at Kelly, Campbell County, Virginia. It consists of a stone ruin atop a wooded ridge overlooking the James River. The plantation house was built about 1800 for William J. Lewis (1766–1828) and was a one-story dwelling with a classical portico and polygonal projections inspired by the architecture of Thomas Jefferson, of whom Lewis was a friend. It was destroyed by fire in 1876.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
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