Mirador
N 38° 02.059 W 078° 45.289
17S E 697041 N 4212001
This historic marker stands on U. S. Route 250 near Rock Fish Gap.
Waymark Code: WM8Q4Q
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/01/2010
Views: 12
There are two Mirador Historic Markers on Route 250 in this area. This marker is the western most marker.
The text of the marker reads:
MIRADOR
"Nearby stands Mirador, the childhood home of Nance, Viscountess Astor, the first woman member of Parliament. Born Nancy Witcher Langhorne in 1879, she lived here from 1892 to 1897. In 1906, she married Waldorf Astor and moved to England permanently. Mirador also was home to her sister Irene, wife of Charles Dana Gibson and model for the Gibson Girl of the 1890s. New York architect William Adams Delano remodeled Mirado in the 1920s for Lady Astor’s niece, Mrs. Ronald (Nancy Perkins) Tree. Later, as Nancy Lancaster, she greatly influenced interior design by creating the English country house look."
Marker Number: W-164
Marker Title: Mirador
Marker Location: Route 250
County or Independent City: U. S. Route 250, .5-mile west of Route 691
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources - 1995
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