Barton Lodge, Douthat State Park
Facts and practical information
Barton Lodge, also known as Malvern Hall and French House, is a historic home located near Hot Springs, Bath County, Virginia. It was built in 1898–1900, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, double pile, Classical Revival style frame dwelling. It features a hipped roof with two hipped-roofed dormers on the north and south elevations and a temple front featuring a pedimented portico supported by Corinthian order columns. It has a one-story, flat-roofed, four-bay west wing. The house is situated on French's Hill overlooking The Homestead. Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans purchased Barton Lodge in October 1927, and renamed it Malvern Hall. Subsequent to her death in 1953, her Foundation made a gift of the Malvern Hall property in 1961 to St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Hot Springs. ()
Douthat State Park
Barton Lodge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: The Omni Homestead Resort, Garth Newel Music Center, Jefferson Pools, John Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church and Cemetery.