Huntingdon (Roanoke, Virginia)

Huntingdon
Location 320 Huntingdon Blvd., Roanoke, Virginia
Coordinates 37°18′29″N 79°56′21″W / 37.30806°N 79.93917°W / 37.30806; -79.93917Coordinates: 37°18′29″N 79°56′21″W / 37.30806°N 79.93917°W / 37.30806; -79.93917
Area 5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference # 91001598[1]
VLR # 128-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 8, 1991
Designated VLR August 21, 1991[2]

Huntingdon is a historic plantation house located at Roanoke, Virginia. It was built about 1819, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a central-passage-plan and an integral two-story rear ell. The front and side elevations feature mid-19th century Greek Revival style porches. The house was restored and improved in 1988-1989. Also on the property is a contributing family cemetery and an outbuilding believed to have been a slave house.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Gibson Worsham and Morgan Kennedy (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Huntingdon" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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