Washington and Lee University Historic District

Washington and Lee University Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Location	Washington and Lee University campus, Lexington, Virginia
Built	1824
Architect	Jordan,John
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Other
NRHP Reference #	71001047
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 11, 1971
Designated NHLD	November 11, 1971

Washington and Lee University Historic District is a historic district that includes a set of buildings on the campus of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.

The row of brick buildings that form the Front Campus, which trace to 1824, is a U.S. Separately, the Lee Chapel is also a National Historic Landmark.

The noted British writer John Cowper Powys once called W&L the "most beautiful college campus in America." The poet and dramatist John Drinkwater remarked, "If this scene were set down in the middle of Europe, the whole continent would flock to see it!"

Lee Chapel is designated as a National Historic Landmark on its own.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.

External links

• Washington and Lee University, Lexington, one photo at Virginia DHR
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. VA-568-A, "Washington & Lee University, Washington Hall, Jefferson Street, Lexington, Lexington, VA", 4 photos, 8 data pages, 1 photo caption page
• HABS No. VA-568-B, "Washington & Lee University, Lee-Jackson House, 4 University Place, Lexington, Lexington, VA", 2 data pages
• HABS No. VA-568-C, "Washington & Lee University, Lee Chapel, Lexington, Lexington, VA", 10 photos, 10 data pages, 1 photo caption page