Benjamin Wierman House

Benjamin Wierman House
Roadside view
Location4049 Flat Rock Rd., near Quicksburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°42′57″N 78°45′27″W / 38.71583°N 78.75750°W / 38.71583; -78.75750
Area13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built1859 (1859)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.08000077[1]
VLR No.085-0037-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 2008
Designated VLRSeptember 14, 2005[2]

Benjamin Wierman House, also known as the Gorman Lloyd House and Snapp House, is a historic home located near Quicksburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built in 1859, and is a two-story, frame I-house dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It sits on an English basement. The house features a long set of new wooden steps that lead up to a small front portico and massive cut limestone chimneys. Also on the property are the contributing one-story frame spring house with a loft, a small meat house, a frame chicken house, and a horse barn site.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  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. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Michael Watkinson (September 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Benjamin Wierman House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2013. and Accompanying four photos Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine