Carter Glass House | |
.jpg) 1976 HABS photograph | |
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| Location | 605 Clay St.,Lynchburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°24′55″N79°8′50″W / 37.41528°N 79.14722°W /37.41528; -79.14722 |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1827 (1827), 1907 |
| Architect | Wills, John |
| Part of | Court House Hill-Downtown Historic District (ID01000853) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76002183 |
| VLR No. | 118-0006 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 8, 1976[2] |
| Designated NHL | December 8, 1976[3] |
| Designated CP | August 16, 2001 |
| Designated VLR | February 15, 1977[1] |
Carter Glass House is a historic house at 605 Clay Street inLynchburg, Virginia. Built in 1827, it is nationally significant as the longtime home of United States congressman, senator, andTreasury SecretaryCarter Glass (1858–1946), who championed creation of theFederal Reserve System and passage of theGlass-Steagall Act, which constrained banking activities. The house was designated aNational Historic Landmark in 1976.[3][4] It now serves as a parish hall for the adjacentSt. Paul's Church.
The Carter Glass House is located in Lynchburg'sCourt House Hill area, on the west side of Clay Street south of 6th Street. It shares the block with St. Paul's Church, from which it is separated by a broad lawn. It is a2+1⁄2-story, almost square, red brick dwelling. It sits on a raised basement and has a shallowslate covered hipped roof. The front facade features a one-bay wide, wood-floored,Ionic orderportico supported by four columns and twopilasters.[4]
The house was built in 1827 by John Mill, a local lawyer and architect. In 1853 it passed to his daughter and son-in-law, George Dixon Davis. In 1907 it was purchased by Carter Glass, who made the house is primary residence until 1923, and owned it until his death in 1946. It was acquired by the church in 1960. Glass was responsible for modernizing the house's systems and adding dormers to its roof; there have been only modest changes since his ownership.[4]
Carter Glass was a major political figure in the fundamental development of the United States' financial systems. As a Congressman, he chaired the House Committee on Banking and Currency, co-sponsoring theGlass-Owen Bill which in 1913 established theFederal Reserve System. In 1920 he was elected to the Senate, where he sponsored theGlass-Steagall Act of 1933, which required separation between investment and commercial banking. During the 1930s he was a leading critic and opponent of PresidentFranklin Delano Roosevelt'sNew Deal reforms.[4]
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