Blankenship Farm

Blankenship Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Blankenship Farm House and 14-Sided Barn, October 2013
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Location	0.4 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
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	c. 1929 (1929)
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, American Foursquare
MPS	Montgomery County MPS
NRHP reference No.	89001808 [1]
VLR No.	060-0386
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1989
Designated VLR	June 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.

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. Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blankenship Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo