Currie House
Appearance
Currie House | |
Location | 1105 Highland Cir., Blacksburg, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°13′25″N 80°23′39″W / 37.22361°N 80.39417°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1961 |
Built by | Pascoe, Charles |
Architect | Currie, Leonard |
Architectural style | International Style |
NRHP reference No. | 94000549[1] |
VLR No. | 150-0019 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 14, 1994 |
Designated VLR | April 20, 1994[2] |
Currie House, also known as the Pagoda House, is a historic home located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built in 1961, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, square, International Style dwelling constructed of wood, glass, and brick. It features an extensive roof overhang that is underscored by a deck that encircles the building. The interior has an open-plan room arrangement surrounding a central brick chimney and service core. The architect, Leonard Currie (1913-1996), was a student and colleague of Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. Leonard Currie was head of the Architecture School at Virginia Tech from 1956 to 1966.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Sarah Shields Driggs (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Currie House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- International style architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1961
- Houses in Montgomery County, Virginia
- Buildings and structures in Blacksburg, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Virginia
- Montgomery County, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs