Hupp House

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Hupp House
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Hupp House, September 2013
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Location551 N. Massanutten St., near Strasburg, Virginia
Coordinates 38°59′42″N78°21′22″W / 38.99500°N 78.35611°W / 38.99500; -78.35611 Coordinates: 38°59′42″N78°21′22″W / 38.99500°N 78.35611°W / 38.99500; -78.35611
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Builtc. 1755 (1755)
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No. 97000155 [1]
VLR No.085-0007
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 1997
Designated VLRDecember 4, 1996 [2]

Hupp House, also known as the Frontier Fort and Hupp Homestead, is a historic home located in Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built about 1755, and is a 4-story, rubble limestone Colonial-era dwelling. It is on a banked site and measures 20 feet wide by 40 feet deep. A concrete block east wing was added in 1956. The house has a steep gable roof and features a traditional Germanic central chimney and the interior framing appears original, with heavy traditional Germanic beams and roof structure. It is one of the oldest extant dwellings erected by Germanic settlers in Shenandoah County. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [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. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  3. James C. Massey and Shirley Maxwell (September 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hupp House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo