Baxter House (Edom, Virginia)

Baxter House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	North of Harrisonburg on VA 42, near Edom, Virginia
Coordinates	38°33′20″N78°50′10″W / 38.55556°N 78.83611°W / 38.55556; -78.83611
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built	c. 1775 (1775)
Built by	George Baxter
Architectural style	Double Pen
NRHP reference No.	73002057 [1]
VLR No.	082-0071
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 3, 1973
Designated VLR	July 17, 1973 [2]

Baxter House is a historic home located near Edom, Rockingham County, Virginia. The house dates to about 1775, and is a single pile, double-pen dwelling consisting of two abutted two-bay, two-story log structures set on limestone foundation. It was built by Scottish settler George Baxter, whose son George A. Baxter served as president of Washington and Lee University from 1799 to 1829. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. ^[1]

References

1. "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 June 5, 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Baxter House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo