John Miley Maphis House
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John Miley Maphis House | |
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| Location | 56 Bell's Ln., near Edinburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°50′20″N 78°35′55″W / 38.83889°N 78.59861°WCoordinates: 38°50′20″N 78°35′55″W / 38.83889°N 78.59861°W |
| Area | 9.817 acres (3.973 ha) |
| Built | c. 1856 |
| Built by | Maphis, John Miley |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP Reference # | 11000840[1] |
| VLR # | 085-5181 |
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| Added to NRHP | November 22, 2011 |
| Designated VLR | September 22, 2011[2] |
The John Miley Maphis House is a historic home located near Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built in 1856, and is a frame, two-story, gable-roofed, "L"-shaped, vernacular Italianate style dwelling. The interior features unusual, boldly scaled, grain painted, late-Greek Revival interior woodwork. Also on the property are the contributing frame bank barn with forebay (c. 1870), a one-story frame wash house with gable roof and forebay (c. 1900), and a shed roofed, frame chicken house with horizontal- and vertical-board siding (c. 1920).[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References
- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/05/11 through 12/09/11. National Park Service. 2011-12-16.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ James C. Massey and Shirley Maxwell (June 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John Miley Maphis House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos
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