The Ruffner House, also known as Luray Tannery Farm, is a historic home and farm complex located at Luray, Page County, Virginia. It was built in two phases, about 1825 and about 1851. It is a two-story, Federal / Greek Revival style brick dwelling with a hipped with deck roof, a stone foundation, and one-story porches on the two fronts. The house was remodeled in the 1920s. Also on the property are the contributing rambling two-story frame residence known as The Cottage; a stone spring house with attached brick pumphouse that served an adjacent tannery; schoolhouse and shop; root cellar; secondary barn; dairy; machinery shed; chicken house; a swimming pool; an 1890s bank barn, and the small Ruffner Cemetery.[3]
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| Location | 440 Ruffner House Ln., Luray, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°40′14″N 78°27′18″W / 38.67056°N 78.45500°W |
| Area | 21.3 acres (8.6 ha) |
| Built | c. 1825, c. 1851, c. 1920s |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001515[1] |
| VLR No. | 159-5025 |
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| Added to NRHP | January 24, 2002 |
| Designated VLR | June 13, 2001[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[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.
- ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ruffner House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo