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Snapp House (Fishers Hill, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°58′20″N 78°25′30″W / 38.97222°N 78.42500°W / 38.97222; -78.42500
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Snapp House
Front and northeastern side
Snapp House (Fishers Hill, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Snapp House (Fishers Hill, Virginia)
Snapp House (Fishers Hill, Virginia) is located in the United States
Snapp House (Fishers Hill, Virginia)
LocationSouthwest of Fishers Hill on VA 757, near Fishers Hill, Virginia
Coordinates38°58′20″N 78°25′30″W / 38.97222°N 78.42500°W / 38.97222; -78.42500
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1790 (1790)
NRHP reference No.79003085[1]
VLR No.085-0029
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1979
Designated VLRNovember 21, 1978[2]

Snapp House, also known as Wildflower Farm, is a historic home located near Fishers Hill, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built about 1790, and is a two-story Continental log dwelling sheathed in weatherboard. It sits on a limestone basement and has a two-story, rubble limestone rear ell with a central chimney. A small frame structure connects the log section to the rear ell. Also on the property is the contributing site of a spring house.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Snapp House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo