Woods Hill is an historic estate at 1501 Clay Street in Franklin, Virginia. The 17-acre (6.9 ha) estate is notable for its house, designed by architect Alan McCullough and built in 1951, and its landscaping, designed by Charles Freeman Gillette. The house is a two-story brick structure, built out of custom bricks laid in Old English Bond and mortared using rough edging mortar. The property includes a log cabin and old service station (established by the building owner's father) that were located on the rural parcel.[2]

Woods Hill
Log cabin
Woods Hill is located in Virginia
Woods Hill
Woods Hill is located in the United States
Woods Hill
Location1501 Clay St., Franklin, Virginia
Coordinates36°40′55″N 76°57′34″W / 36.68194°N 76.95944°W / 36.68194; -76.95944
Area17.3 acres (7.0 ha)
Built1951 (1951)
NRHP reference No.13001161[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 2014

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Woods Hill" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2013-03-11.