Rife House (Shawsville, Virginia)
Rife House | |
Rife House, October 2013 | |
| Location | VA 612 at VA 615, Shawsville, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°10′38″N 80°14′13″W / 37.17722°N 80.23694°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| MPS | Montgomery County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001900[1] |
| VLR No. | 060-0443 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1989 |
| Designated VLR | June 20, 1989[2] |
Rife House is a historic home located at Shawsville, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built in 1905, and is a two-story, rectangular Queen Anne style frame dwelling with a flat-topped hipped roof with cast iron ornamental cresting. It features a one-story, curved, wraparound porch with Doric order columns on pedestals and equipped with a turned balustrade. Also on the property is a contributing frame outbuilding.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
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.
- ^ Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rife House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo