Aventine Hall

Aventine Hall is a historic home located at Luray, Page County, Virginia. It was built in 1852 by Peter Bouck Borst, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It is topped by a hipped roof with cupola and has four interior end chimneys. The facade features a tetrastyle portico, which runs almost the complete length of the facade. The portico is in the Corinthian order based on the Tower of the Winds in Athens. It has corner pilasters in the Tower of the Winds mode and a frieze and cornice that continue around the entire, almost square structure. Aventine Hall served as the main building of Luray College which operated from 1925 to 1927. It was moved to its present location in 1937.^[3]

Aventine Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Aventine Hall in May, 2016
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Location	143 S. Court St., Luray, Virginia
Coordinates	38°39′49″N 78°27′53″W
Area	0 acres (0 ha)
Built	1852 (1852)
Architect	Borst, Peter Bouck
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	70000820[1]
VLR No.	159-0001
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 26, 1970
Designated VLR	December 2, 1969[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.^[1]