Lincoln Homestead and Cemetery
Lincoln Homestead and Cemetery | |
Lincoln Homestead | |
| Location | South of the junction of VA 684 and 42, near Broadway, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°33′35″N 78°49′45″W / 38.55972°N 78.82917°W |
| Area | 350 acres (140 ha) |
| Built | c. 1800 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001414[1] |
| VLR No. | 082-0014 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 5, 1972 |
| Designated VLR | August 15, 1972[2] |
Lincoln Homestead and Cemetery, also known as the Jacob Lincoln House, is a historic home and cemetery located near Broadway, Rockingham County, Virginia. It was built in two sections. The main section was built about 1800, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick structure with a side-gable roof. It features an elaborate wooden cornice with Wall-of-Troy molding, corbels and dentils, and a Federal style doorway. The two-story brick rear ell was built in 1849 and joined to the main house in the early-1900s. Located on the property is the Lincoln family cemetery in which are buried five generations of the family, as well as Queenie, a woman who was enslaved by the Lincoln family, and "Virginia John" Lincoln, great-grandfather of Abraham Lincoln.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
In November 2019, the house was purchased by Benjamin and Sarah Bixler after being vacant for 20 years.[4] The new owners completed a combination of restoration and renovations on the house in 2021.[5]
References
- ^ 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. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lincoln Homestead and Cemetery" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ "Who bought the Lincoln Homestead?". The Harrisonburg Citizen. December 9, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Lincoln Homestead: Before and after". The Harrisonburg Citizen. August 3, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2022.