Daniel Munch House

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Daniel Munch House
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Location2588 Seven Fountains Rd., near Fort Valley, Virginia
Coordinates 38°51′17″N78°24′02″W / 38.85472°N 78.40056°W / 38.85472; -78.40056
Area73 acres (30 ha)
Built1834 (1834)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 02000181 [1]
VLR No.085-0363
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 13, 2002
Designated VLRDecember 5, 2001 [2]

Daniel Munch House is a historic home and farm located near Fort Valley, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built in 1834, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick I-house dwelling in a vernacular late-Federal style. It has a 1+12-story two-room brick rear ell, with a partially exposed basement and a wraparound porch. Also on the property are the contributing bank barn (c. 1929), frame tool shed, equipment or vehicle shed with attached corn crib, livestock shed, and the Ridenour family cemetery. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

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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 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  3. Shirley Maxwell and James C. Massey (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Daniel Munch House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo