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Rife House (Shawsville, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°10′38″N 80°14′13″W / 37.17722°N 80.23694°W / 37.17722; -80.23694
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Rife House
Rife House, October 2013
Rife House (Shawsville, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Rife House (Shawsville, Virginia)
Rife House (Shawsville, Virginia) is located in the United States
Rife House (Shawsville, Virginia)
LocationVA 612 at VA 615, Shawsville, Virginia
Coordinates37°10′38″N 80°14′13″W / 37.17722°N 80.23694°W / 37.17722; -80.23694
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1905 (1905)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSMontgomery County MPS
NRHP reference No.89001900[1]
VLR No.060-0443
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989
Designated VLRJune 20, 1989[2]

Rife House is a historic home located at Shawsville, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built in 1905, and is a two-story, rectangular Queen Anne style frame dwelling with a flat-topped hipped roof with cast iron ornamental cresting. It features a one-story, curved, wraparound porch with Doric order columns on pedestals and equipped with a turned balustrade. Also on the property is a contributing frame outbuilding.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[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. ^ Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rife House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo