Persinger House

Persinger House
Location VA 788, Covington, Virginia
Coordinates 37°43′4″N 80°3′34″W / 37.71778°N 80.05944°W / 37.71778; -80.05944Coordinates: 37°43′4″N 80°3′34″W / 37.71778°N 80.05944°W / 37.71778; -80.05944
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built c. 1757 (1757), 1888
NRHP Reference # 82004668[1]
VLR # 003-0008
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 8, 1982
Designated VLR January 20, 1981[2]

Persinger House is a historic home located at Covington, Alleghany County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1757, and enlarged in 1888. It is a two-story, six bay, single-pile log and frame house with weatherboard siding and a gable roof. A 20th century kitchen is connected to the house by a hyphen. It features a two-story, porch supported by chamfered posts, simple cut-out friezes, and a Chinese lattice railing. Also on the property is a contributing late-19th century barn.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Persinger House" (PDF). and Accompanying photo


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