Blankenship Farm is a historic home and barn located near Ellett, Montgomery County, Virginia. The farmhouse was built around 1929, and is a three-bay, two-story, brick, hipped roofed, American Foursquare-style dwelling. In addition to the farmhouse, there is a contributing fourteen-sided frame barn on a poured concrete foundation. It has a concrete floor and is sided with German or novelty weatherboard.[3]
Blankenship Farm | |
 Blankenship Farm House and 14-Sided Barn, October 2013 | |
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| Location | 0.4 miles (0.64 km) south of the junction of VA 733 and 603, near Ellett, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°11′3″N 80°21′53″W / 37.18417°N 80.36472°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | c. 1929 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, American Foursquare |
| MPS | Montgomery County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001808[1] |
| VLR No. | 060-0386 |
| 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]
Its 14-sided barn is a round barn.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blankenship Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo