Persinger House
Persinger House | |
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Location | Llama Lane, southwest of Covington, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°43′4″N 80°3′34″W / 37.71778°N 80.05944°WCoordinates: 37°43′4″N 80°3′34″W / 37.71778°N 80.05944°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | c. 1757 | , 1888
NRHP reference No. | 82004668[1] |
VLR No. | 003-0018 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | July 8, 1982 |
Designated VLR | January 20, 1981[2] |
Persinger House is a historic home located at Covington, Alleghany County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1757, and enlarged in 1888. It is a two-story, six bay, single-pile log and frame house with weatherboard siding and a gable roof. A 20th century kitchen is connected to the house by a hyphen. It features a two-story, porch supported by chamfered posts, simple cut-out friezes, and a Chinese lattice railing. Also on the property is a contributing late-19th century barn.[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: Persinger House" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1888
- Houses in Alleghany County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Alleghany County, Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs