Bishop House (Graysontown, Virginia)
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| Location | 0.1 miles (0.16 km) north of the junction of VA 693 and 613, near Graysontown, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°2′16″N 80°33′19″W / 37.03778°N 80.55528°WCoordinates: 37°2′16″N 80°33′19″W / 37.03778°N 80.55528°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1890 |
| Architectural style | Double-pile center-passage |
| Governing body | Private |
| MPS | Montgomery County MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 89001812[1] |
| VLR # | 060-0107 |
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| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1989 |
| Designated VLR | June 20, 1989[2] |
Bishop House is a historic home located near Graysontown, Montgomery County, Virginia. The house was built about 1890, and is a one- to two-story, three-bay, brick dwelling with a double pile central passage plan. It has a standing seam metal gable roof. Its front porch features turned posts and a baluster bracketed spindle frieze with drop pendants, and a pointed window in the steep pedimented gable.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bishop House". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
