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Long Meadow (Harrisonburg, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°30′53″N 78°44′28″W / 38.51472°N 78.74111°W / 38.51472; -78.74111
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Long Meadow
Front of the house
Long Meadow (Harrisonburg, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Long Meadow (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
Long Meadow (Harrisonburg, Virginia) is located in the United States
Long Meadow (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
Location2525 Fridleys Gap Rd., near Harrisonburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°30′53″N 78°44′28″W / 38.51472°N 78.74111°W / 38.51472; -78.74111
Area41.4 acres (16.8 ha)
Builtc. 1845 (1845)
Built byCyrus Rhodes
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.05000528[1]
VLR No.082-0111
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 1, 2005
Designated VLRMarch 16, 2005[2]

Long Meadow, also known as the Cyrus Rhodes House, is a historic home located near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia. It was built about 1845, and is a two-story, three-bay, double-pile brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It sits on an English basement, has a low-pitched standing seam metal hipped roof, and central-passage plan. Also on the property are the contributing frame bank barn (c. 1866) and family cemetery.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Marvin Ogbum (December 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Long Meadow" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photo