Walnut Spring is a historic home located near Kanodes Mill, Montgomery County, Virginia. The house is a large, two-story, gable-roofed, dwelling with a single pile central passage plan. It was built in the period 1830–1865. It has a long appendage to the rear made up of connected outbuildings. It features gable ends finished with tapered rake boards with decorative sawn ends and a box cornice detailed with a simple flat, stepped, or corbeled form.[3]

Walnut Spring
Distant view through the trees
Walnut Spring is located in Virginia
Walnut Spring
Walnut Spring is located in the United States
Walnut Spring
LocationVA 655, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of the junction with VA 654, near Kanodes Mill, Virginia
Coordinates37°13′41″N 80°29′23″W / 37.22806°N 80.48972°W / 37.22806; -80.48972
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Architectural styleSingle-pile center-passage
MPSMontgomery County MPS
NRHP reference No.89001878[1]
VLR No.060-0243
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989
Designated VLRJune 20, 1989[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Gibson Worsham (January 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Walnut Spring" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo