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Baker–Strickler House

Coordinates: 38°7′47″N 78°12′15″W / 38.12972°N 78.20417°W / 38.12972; -78.20417
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Baker–Strickler House
Baker–Strickler House is located in Virginia
Baker–Strickler House
Baker–Strickler House is located in the United States
Baker–Strickler House
Location10074 W. Gordon Rd., Gordonsville, Virginia
Coordinates38°7′47″N 78°12′15″W / 38.12972°N 78.20417°W / 38.12972; -78.20417
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1856 (1856)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.09000046[1]
VLR No.054-5034
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 2009
Designated VLRDecember 18, 2008[2]

Baker–Strickler House, also known as May's Place, is a historic home located at Gordonsville, Louisa County, Virginia. It was built about 1856, and is a two-story, three-bay frame I-house dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It features decorative corner pilasters, a peaked door and window lintels, and a two-layer exterior frieze on all four elevations.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Nancy. W. Kraus (September 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Baker–Strickler House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos