High Banks

This article is about the historic home and farm in Virginia. For the rock art site in Scotland, see High Banks cup and ring markings.

High Banks
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	423 High Banks Rd., near Stephenson, Virginia
Coordinates	39°12′22″N78°04′12″W / 39.20611°N 78.07000°W / 39.20611; -78.07000
Area	70 acres (28 ha)
Built	c. 1753 (1753) c. 1858; 1920; 1944
Built by	Thomas Helm; James D. Stillwell
Architectural style	late Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	11000066 [1]
VLR No.	034-0109
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 1, 2011
Designated VLR	December 16, 2010 [2]

High Banks, also known as the Helm-Clevenger House, is a historic home and farm located near Stephenson, Frederick County, Virginia, US. It has a one-story, two-bay by three-bay frame addition and a frame rear wing. The front porch and interior features detailing in the late Greek Revival were added about 1858. Also on the property are a contributing foundation and partial wall of a post-Civil War bank barn and an 18th-century icehouse pit, both made of stone. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Frederick County, Virginia

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/28/11 through 3/04/11. National Park Service. March 11, 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
3. James C. Massey and Shirley Maxwell (September 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: High Banks" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos

External links

• Media related to High Banks at Wikimedia Commons