Plumb House (Waynesboro, Virginia)

Plumb House
Plumb House
Location 1012 W. Main Street
Waynesboro, Virginia
Coordinates 38°4′11.2″N 78°53′44.1″W / 38.069778°N 78.895583°W / 38.069778; -78.895583Coordinates: 38°4′11.2″N 78°53′44.1″W / 38.069778°N 78.895583°W / 38.069778; -78.895583
Built Circa 1810-1820[1]
Architectural style Federal[1]
NRHP Reference # 90002178[2]
VLR # 136-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 24, 1991
Designated VLR February 20, 1990[3]

The Plumb House is a historic U.S. home located at 1012 West Main Street, Waynesboro, Virginia. The house currently serves as the Plumb House Museum and is operated by the Waynesboro Heritage Foundation.[4]

Plumb House Museum

The Plumb House Museum provides information on the Plumb family that lived in the house for five generations and a history of the Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia fought nearby in 1865 during the American Civil War.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (NPS Form 10-900) for the "Plumb House, Site Number DHR file 136-3", January 01, 1990. A copy of this form is available online at the "Plumb House" link on the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website.
  2. ↑ Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Virginia Tourism Corporation. "Plumb House Museum", Official Tourism Website of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 2007. Retrieved on November 29, 2007.

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