Whitethorn (Blacksburg, Virginia)
Whitethorne is a historic home located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built about 1855, and is a two-story, "L"-shaped, five bay by three bay, brick dwelling with a shallow hipped roof in the Italian Villa style. It has Greek Revival style exterior and interior decorative elements. It features a wide, elegant, one-story, five-bay front porch supported by square columns of the Tuscan order. Also on the property is a contributing two-story brick office building.[3]
Whitethorne | |
 Whitethorne, 1898 | |
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| Location | VA 685, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the junction with US 460, Blacksburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°12′31″N 80°27′4″W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | c. 1855 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italian Villa |
| MPS | Montgomery County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001879[1] |
| VLR No. | 150-5021 |
| 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]
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Whitethorn in September 2012
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 5 June 2013.
- Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Whitethorne" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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