Massie House
Massie House | |
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| Location | US 220, Falling Spring, Virginia |
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| Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| Built | 1825-1826 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004669[1] |
| VLR No. | 003-0011 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 8, 1982 |
| Designated VLR | December 16, 1980[2] |
Massie House, also known as Oak Grove, is a historic home located at Falling Spring, Alleghany County, Virginia. It was built in two phases in 1825-1826, and is a double-pile, two-story, five bay, wood-frame house on a brick foundation in the Federal style. The main entrance features the original paneled double-doors ornamented with small Chinese and Gothic motifs, flanked by sidelights and topped by a segmental fanlight. It is the area's oldest formal dwelling.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- ^ 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. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Massie House" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1826
- Houses in Alleghany County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Alleghany County, Virginia
- 1826 establishments in Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs