Blankenship Farm

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Blankenship Farm
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Blankenship Farm House and 14-Sided Barn, October 2013
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Location0.4 miles (0.64 km) south of the junction of VA 733 and 603, near Ellett, Virginia
Coordinates 37°11′3″N80°21′53″W / 37.18417°N 80.36472°W / 37.18417; -80.36472
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1929 (1929)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, American Foursquare
MPS Montgomery County MPS
NRHP reference No. 89001808 [1]
VLR No.060-0386
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989
Designated VLRJune 20, 1989 [2]

Blankenship Farm is a historic home and barn located near Ellett, Montgomery County, Virginia. The farmhouse was built around 1929, and is a three-bay, two-story, brick, hipped roofed, American Foursquare-style dwelling. In addition to the farmhouse, there is a contributing fourteen-sided frame barn on a poured concrete foundation. It has a concrete floor and is sided with German or novelty weatherboard. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

Its 14-sided barn is a round barn.

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blankenship Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo