What is "hickory hill"

Hickory Hill may refer to several places:

Hickory Hill is a large brick house in McLean, Virginia, in the United States, owned by a succession of notable public figures. Architectural historians, noting that an 1865 ordinance map of the area does not indicate the house, date it to shortly after the American Civil War, circa 1870.

James Patrick "Pat" Speer, a Washington D.C. dentist, lived at Hickory Hill, along with his wife Susan Virginia "Jenny" Morgan Speer. They had 5 children living with them in the home at the time of the 1920 census; their eldest daughter had already married and moved away. It should also be noted that Pat practiced dentistry in Washington D.C., in the same office where Clara Barton had previously conducted her work with Civil War veterans and their families. This was confirmed by property records for the Commonwealth of Virginia, as well as the 1920 census, and the employment address and home address listed for Pat on his World War I draft registration.

In July 1941 Hickory Hill became the home of newly appointed United States Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson and his wife, Irene, who, in 1955, after his death, sold Hickory Hill to United States Senator John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline. After the 1956 Democratic National Convention, the Kennedys sold the house to John's brother Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel, who had a growing family (eventually eleven children). While he lived at Hickory Hill, Robert Kennedy became Attorney General of the United States, in 1961; a United States Senator, in 1965; and a presidential candidate, in 1968.

The property was part of an tract acquired in 1846 by George Walter, who built several houses in the area prior to his death in 1890. The core of the house itself originally featured an encircling verandah, topped by a mansard roof. Extensively remodeled in 1931, largely to its current configuration, Hickory Hill received a north wing addition by the Kennedy family in 1964.

Expanded by Robert Kennedy's family, the house was placed on the market in 2004 at an asking price of $25 million and subsequently withdrawn from the market in November 2008. Sold in December 2009 to a Virginia businessman for $8.25 million, Hickory Hill underwent a complete renovation, ending in the fall of 2013.

The house, along with eleven other historic structures, was designated as a contributing property to the Langley Fork Historic District by the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places on October 19, 1982.

Hickory Hill, also known sometimes as the Thomas E. Watson House, is a historic house museum at 502 Hickory Hill Drive in Thomson, Georgia. A National Historic Landmark, it was a home of Georgia Populist Party co-founder Thomas E. Watson (1856-1922).

Hickory Hill is an estate in Hanover County, Virginia. The 3,300 acre former plantation is located approximately north of the independent city of Richmond and east of the incorporated town of Ashland.

Hickory Hill is a historic home located at Clermont in Columbia County, New York. The house was built in 1859 and is a square, two story, frame residence with a distinctive three bay pedimented facade in a late Greek Revival style. It features a full width one story porch supported by Ionic order columns. Also on the property is a brick smoke house.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

"Hickory Hill" is a historic home located near Petersburg, West Virginia. It is located in Hardy County, West Virginia. It was built in 1809, and is a two story brick dwelling in the Federal style. It has a traditional five bay center entrance plan. Also on the property are a log barn and smokehouse.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Hickory Hill is a historic estate in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

The main house at Hickory Hill was built from 1823 to 1824 for Reuben Grigsby who was born June 6, 1780. He was one of many children, cousin to educator Hugh Blair Grigsby (1806–1881). Daughter Mary Ann Grigsby (1828–1878) married William Sanderson McCormick (1815–1865) on July 11, 1848. McCormick was son of Robert McCormick (1780–1846) of the plantation called Walnut Grove which was located on the northern end of the same county. After giving birth to Robert Sanderson McCormick (1849–1919), the family moved to Chicago to go into business with brothers Cyrus McCormick and Leander J. McCormick.

Reuben Grigsby died on the estate on February 6, 1863. Son Lucien Porter Grigsby (1820–1893), was the last Grigsby to own the farm. The estate was broken up in 1874 with some going to various daughters. In 1878 the house was sold to settle Lucien's debts, and passed through a number of owners. On June 10, 1929, it was purchased by Robert Rutherford "Colonel" McCormick (1880–1955), and Chauncey McCormick (1884–1954), cousins who were great grandsons of Reuben Grigsby.

The main house is constructed in the Federal architecture style from Flemish bond brick with three integrated chimneys. The south side has a two-story portico with Doric columns.

Hickory Hill was owned by the McCormick family until 1944.

It was added to the Virginia state list of historic places as site 081-0022 on June 8, 2006 and the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 2006. At the time its owners were Donald J. Hasfurther and his wife Cameron F. Bushnell, and about remained preserved.

It is located at 197 Hickory Hill Lane between State Route 608 (Forge Road) and Interstate 81, north of the current town of Glasgow, Virginia.

Hickory Hill, also known as the Price-Everett House, is a historic home located near Hamilton, Martin County, North Carolina. The original Greek Revival style section was built about 1847, and is a two-story double-pile, frame building with a center-hall plan. It is three bays by two bays, and has a low hipped roof and two interior chimneys with stuccoed stacks. The present one-story, hipped roof, full-facade Victorian porch was added in the 1880s. The house was considerably refurbished in the Colonial Revival style during the early-20th century.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.