Massanutton Heights

Massanutton Heights
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Front of the house
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Location	W of Luray on U.S. 211, Luray, Virginia
Coordinates	38°38′15″N78°34′08″W / 38.63750°N 78.56889°W / 38.63750; -78.56889
Area	144 acres (58 ha)
Built	c. 1820 (1820)
Built by	Burner, John R.
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	76002117 [1]
VLR No.	069-0123
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 30, 1976
Designated VLR	February 17, 1976 [2]

Massanutton Heights is a historic home located near Luray, Page County, Virginia. It was built about 1820, and is a large two-story, four-bay, Federal style brick dwelling with a side gable roof. It has two exterior end chimneys and one interior chimney. The house has a three-room, single-pile plan with closed winder stairs in the southwest corners of the two end rooms. A large, two-story frame addition and full-width front porch were constructed in 1924 when the building was used as a boarding house. The interior features painted decorations in the first floor parlor. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. ^[1]

Side of the house

References

1. "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 June 5, 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (January 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Massanutton Heights" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo