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 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. 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 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 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