Slusser-Ryan Farm

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Slusser-Ryan Farm

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Farmhouse and 1870 log outbuilding
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Location 2028 Mt. Tabor Rd., near Blacksburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°17′3″N80°23′16″W / 37.28417°N 80.38778°W / 37.28417; -80.38778 Coordinates: 37°17′3″N80°23′16″W / 37.28417°N 80.38778°W / 37.28417; -80.38778
Area 110 acres (45 ha)
Built 1910 (1910)
NRHP reference # 100001514 [1]
Added to NRHP August 28, 2017

The Slusser-Ryan Farm is a historic farm at 2028 Mount Tabor Road in rural Montgomery County, Virginia, about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Blacksburg. The main farm complex includes a house whose core elements are log structures built beginning in 1855, and later enlarged with frame structures. It has a variety of well-preserved exterior and interior 19th-century finishes that are stylistically eclectic. Outbuildings include a 19th-century pumphouse and privy, and there is a small 19th-century coal mine on the property. The latter was probably used by the farm's owners for local use. [2]

Montgomery County, Virginia county in Virginia, US

Montgomery County is a county located in the Valley and Ridge area of the U.S. state of Virginia. As population in the area increased, Montgomery County was formed in 1777 from Fincastle County, which in turn had been taken from Botetourt County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 94,392. Its county seat is Christiansburg.

Blacksburg, Virginia Town in Virginia, United States

Blacksburg is an incorporated town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 42,620 at the 2010 census. Blacksburg, as well as the surrounding county, is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of Virginia Tech.

The farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, Virginia Wikimedia list article

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