Rife House is a historic home located at Shawsville, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built in 1905, and is a two-story, rectangular Queen Anne style frame dwelling with a flat-topped hipped roof with cast iron ornamental cresting. It features a one-story, curved, wraparound porch with Doric order columns on pedestals and equipped with a turned balustrade. Also on the property is a contributing frame outbuilding.[3]
Rife House | |
 Rife House, October 2013 | |
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| Location | VA 612 at VA 615, Shawsville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°10′38″N 80°14′13″W / 37.17722°N 80.23694°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| MPS | Montgomery County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001900[1] |
| VLR No. | 060-0443 |
| 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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rife House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo