Point of Honor

Point of Honor
Point of Honor, Lynchburg VA, November 2008
Point of Honor is located in Virginia
Point of Honor
Point of Honor is located in the United States
Point of Honor
Location112 Cabell St., Lynchburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°25′13″N 79°8′39″W / 37.42028°N 79.14417°W / 37.42028; -79.14417
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1806 (1806)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.70000872[1]
VLR No.118-0014
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 26, 1970
Designated VLRDecember 2, 1969[2]

Point of Honor is an historic home, now a city museum, located in Lynchburg, Virginia.[3] The property has commanding views of the city and the James River. Its name originated due to the land on which it is built being used as a clandestine dueling ground.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Home". pointofhonor.org.
  4. ^ "Images of America, Lynchburg 1757-2007", page 31, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7385-4388-8, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2006934432