 
Frontview of A.P. Hill Boyhood Home
Photograph courtesy of Scenic America: Deborah L. Myerson
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Confederate Lieutenant
General Ambrose Powell Hill (1825-1865) lived in the original portion
of this house from age seven until 1842, when he entered the U.S. Military
Academy. Hill's parents enlarged the plain Federal town house into the
present Italian Villa-style building just before the Civil War, expanding
its depth and adding the third story, heavy bracketed cornice, and cupola.
Later altered for commercial use, the building, situated on one of the
town's main intersections, remains a dominant architectural element in
downtown Culpeper. A. P. Hill was one of General Robert E. Lee's
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Historic view of the A.P. Hill Boyhood
Home
Photograph courtesy of Museum of Culpeper History
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most valued lieutenants; he assisted him in nearly every major engagement
of the Army of Northern Virginia until felled on April 2, 1865, just after
the siege of Petersburg, and was brought to Richmond for burial.
The A.P. Hill Boyhood Home is located at 102 North Main St., in
Culpeper and is occupied by commercial businesses. It can be viewed
externally on one of the Culpeper Historic District's
walking tours.
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