Inglewood (Harrisonburg, Virginia)

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Inglewood
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LocationKratzler Road, northeast of Harrisonburg, Virginia
Coordinates 38°28′48″N78°50′53″W / 38.48000°N 78.84806°W / 38.48000; -78.84806 Coordinates: 38°28′48″N78°50′53″W / 38.48000°N 78.84806°W / 38.48000; -78.84806
Area44 acres (18 ha)
Built1849 (1849)-1851
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 85001172 [1]
VLR No.082-0051
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 30, 1985
Designated VLRMay 17, 1985 [2]

Inglewood, also known as the Robert Gray House, is a historic home located near Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia. It was built between 1849 and 1851, and is a two-story, five-bay, double pile brick Georgian style dwelling. It has a side gable roof and interior end chimneys. The house was restored in the 1940s. Also on the property are a contributing two-story, three-bay rectangular frame cabin, reportedly used as a schoolhouse, and a mid- to late 19th-century creamery. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Inglewood" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo