Amiss–Palmer House, also known as the Palmer House, is a historic home located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built the 1850s, and is a two-storey three-bay brick house with a hipped roof and pattern-book Greek Revival style elements. These elements include the front portico and frieze. It has a traditional double-pile center-passage form. Also on the property are the contributing kitchen, a two-storey three-bay log house and a smokehouse.[3]
Amiss–Palmer House | |
 Amiss–Palmer House, September 2012 | |
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| Location | Mountain View Dr. and Penn St. off Eakin St., Blacksburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°13′36″N 80°24′27″W / 37.22667°N 80.40750°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | c. 1855 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, double-pile center-passage |
| MPS | Montgomery County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001804[1] |
| VLR No. | 150-0014 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1989 |
| Designated VLR | June 20, 1989[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Amiss–Palmer House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine