Dr. Virgil Cox House

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Dr. Virgil Cox House
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Location406 West Stuart Dr., Galax, Virginia
Coordinates 36°39′43″N80°55′49″W / 36.66194°N 80.93028°W / 36.66194; -80.93028
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1913 (1913)
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 04000476 [1]
VLR No.113-5034
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 19, 2004
Designated VLRMarch 17, 2004 [2]

Dr. Virgil Cox House is a historic home located at Galax, Virginia, owned by Virgil J. Cox. It was built about 1913, and is a large 2+12-story frame dwelling with Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style design elements. It has a complex exterior presentation, complex roof plan, and an equally complex floor plan. The house is sheathed in German siding and features irregular, front-gable projections on the facade and north side; a projection with a polygonal bay on the southwest corner, a gable-roof dormer on the facade; and a small, upper balcony on the facade with attenuated Tuscan columns and pilasters. Also on the property are a contributing boxwood garden and outbuilding. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [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 September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. Sherry Joines Wyatt (October 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dr. Virgil Cox House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos