Shenandoah Land and Improvement Company Office

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The Shenandoah Land and Improvement Company Office in October, 2017
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Location201 Maryland Ave., Shenandoah, Virginia
Coordinates 38°29′2″N78°37′23″W / 38.48389°N 78.62306°W / 38.48389; -78.62306 Coordinates: 38°29′2″N78°37′23″W / 38.48389°N 78.62306°W / 38.48389; -78.62306
Arealess than one acre
Built1891 (1891)
ArchitectPoindexter, William M.
Architectural styleShingle Style, Edwardian
NRHP reference No. 78003038 [1]
VLR No.299-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 14, 1978
Designated VLRDecember 16, 1975 [2]

Shenandoah Land and Improvement Company Office, also known as Stevens Cottage, is a historic office building located at Shenandoah, Page County, Virginia. It was built in 1891, as an office for the Shenandoah Land and Improvement Company. It is a 1+12-story, Shingle Style cottage with a projecting front gable, a deeply recessed porch, and inset rectangular stucco panels resembling half-timbering. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1] It is included as a contributing property in the Shenandoah Historic District.

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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 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Shenandoah Land and Improvement Company Office" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo