Huntingdon (Roanoke, Virginia)

Huntingdon
Location 320 Huntingdon Blvd., Roanoke, Virginia
Coordinates 37°18′29″N 79°56′21″W / 37.30806°N 79.93917°W / 37.30806; -79.93917Coordinates: 37°18′29″N 79°56′21″W / 37.30806°N 79.93917°W / 37.30806; -79.93917
Area 5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference # 91001598[1]
VLR # 128-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 8, 1991
Designated VLR August 21, 1991[2]

Huntingdon is a historic plantation house located at Roanoke, Virginia. It was built about 1819, and is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a central-passage-plan and an integral two-story rear ell. The front and side elevations feature mid-19th century Greek Revival style porches. The house was restored and improved in 1988-1989. Also on the property is a contributing family cemetery and an outbuilding believed to have been a slave house.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[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 19 March 2013.
  3. Gibson Worsham and Morgan Kennedy (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Huntingdon" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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