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The Centre Hill Museum is a historic home located at Petersburg, Virginia in the Centre Hill Mansion at 1 Centre Hill Avenue (near North Adams and Henry streets). ==History== The mansion was built in 1823 by Robert Bolling IV, who had served in the Revolutionary Army.〔(Virginia Tourism Corporation – retrieved 1/28/2013 )〕 An extensive remodeling was undertaken by Robert Buckner Bolling in the 1840s.〔(City of Petersburg, Virginia – retrieved 1/28/2013 )〕 It is a two-story, five bay, transitional Greek Revival style brick dwelling. An east wing was added about 1850. The front facade features a has a flat-roofed five-bay verandah supported by six Greek Ionic order columns.〔 and (''Accompanying photo'' )〕 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.〔 It is located in the Centre Hill Historic District. Today the house encompasses three American architectural styles.〔 The mansion's South Facade is dominated by a Greek Revival-style porch with ionic columns. Greek Revival architectural ornamentation is a feature of the interior, along with elements of early Federal style and later Colonial Revival style.〔 The 1840s renovation also included construction of a tunnel from the back of the house to nearby Henry Street.〔 Slaves used the tunnel to carry food in and out of the house.〔Wallace, Lena. (2013, January 25). ''Guests are on the lookout for ghosts at Centre Hill Mansion''. The Progress-Index. Retrieved 1/28/2013: ()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Centre Hill Museum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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