Sears House (Staunton, Virginia)
Sears House is a historic home located at Staunton, Virginia. It was built about 1860, and is a 1 1/2-story, frame dwelling representative of a small "bracketed cottage" popularized by Andrew Jackson Downing. It is sheathed with board-and-batten and is covered with a cross-gable roof. It features long, shallow-scrolled roof brackets, a three-bay arcaded front porch, and a three-story octagonal-ended tower covered by a shallow hipped roof with dentiled cornice. It was the home of Dr. Barnas Sears (1802-1880), a prominent educator, who owned and occupied the house from 1867 until his death.[3]
Sears House | |
 Northern side of the house | |
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| Location | Sears Hill Rd. in Woodrow Wilson City Park, Staunton, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°8′45″N 79°4′20″W |
| Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1860 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001530[1] |
| VLR No. | 132-0013 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 23, 1972 |
| Designated VLR | November 16, 1971[2] |
Barnas Sears
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sears House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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