Margaret E. Poague House

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Margaret E. Poague House

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Location 4907 S. U.S. Route 11, Lexington, Virginia
Coordinates 37°39′43″N79°30′39″W / 37.66194°N 79.51083°W / 37.66194; -79.51083 Coordinates: 37°39′43″N79°30′39″W / 37.66194°N 79.51083°W / 37.66194; -79.51083
Area 3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built c. 1847 (1847)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 07000236 [1]
VLR # 081-7070
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 29, 2007
Designated VLR December 6, 2006 [2]

Margaret E. Poague House is a historic home located near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was built about 1847, and is a two-story, three-bay Greek Revival style brick dwelling. It sits banked into a hillside and has a standing seam metal gable roof and interior end chimneys. The property also includes a contributing early-20th century gate pillar. [3]

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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 5 June 2013.
  3. J. Daniel Pezzoni (September 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Margaret E. Poague House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos