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Massanutton Heights

Coordinates: 38°38′15″N 78°34′08″W / 38.63750°N 78.56889°W / 38.63750; -78.56889
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Massanutton Heights
Front of the house
Massanutton Heights is located in Virginia
Massanutton Heights
Massanutton Heights is located in the United States
Massanutton Heights
LocationW of Luray on U.S. 211, Luray, Virginia
Coordinates38°38′15″N 78°34′08″W / 38.63750°N 78.56889°W / 38.63750; -78.56889
Area144 acres (58 ha)
Builtc. 1820 (1820)
Built byBurner, John R.
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.76002117[1]
VLR No.069-0123
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1976
Designated VLRFebruary 17, 1976[2]

Massanutton Heights is a historic home located near Luray, Page County, Virginia. It was built about 1820, and is a large two-story, four-bay, Federal style brick dwelling with a side gable roof. It has two exterior end chimneys and one interior chimney. The house has a three-room, single pile plan with closed winder stairs in the southwest corners of the two end rooms. A large, two-story frame addition and full width front porch were constructed in 1924 when the building was used as a boarding house. The interior features painted decorations in the first floor parlor.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

Side of the house

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. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Massanutton Heights" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo