John Miley Maphis House

John Miley Maphis House
View through trees
Location56 Bell's Ln., near Edinburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°50′20″N 78°35′55″W / 38.83889°N 78.59861°W / 38.83889; -78.59861
Area9.817 acres (3.973 ha)
Builtc. 1856 (1856)
Built byMaphis, John Miley
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.11000840[1]
VLR No.085-5181
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 2011
Designated VLRSeptember 22, 2011[2]

The John Miley Maphis House is a historic home located near Edinburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built in 1856, and is a frame, two-story, gable-roofed, L-shaped, vernacular Italianate style dwelling. The interior features unusual, boldly scaled, grain painted, late-Greek Revival interior woodwork. Also on the property are the contributing frame bank barn with forebay (c. 1870), a one-story frame wash house with gable roof and forebay (c. 1900), and a shed roofed, frame chicken house with horizontal- and vertical-board siding (c. 1920).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/05/11 through 12/09/11. National Park Service. December 16, 2011.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ James C. Massey and Shirley Maxwell (June 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John Miley Maphis House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos