Snapp House (Fishers Hill, Virginia)

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Snapp House

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Front and northeastern side
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Location Southwest of Fishers Hill on VA 757, near Fishers Hill, Virginia
Coordinates 38°58′20″N78°25′30″W / 38.97222°N 78.42500°W / 38.97222; -78.42500 Coordinates: 38°58′20″N78°25′30″W / 38.97222°N 78.42500°W / 38.97222; -78.42500
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built c. 1790 (1790)
NRHP reference # 79003085 [1]
VLR # 085-0029
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 7, 1979
Designated VLR November 21, 1978 [2]

Snapp House, also known as Wildflower Farm, is a historic home located near Fishers Hill, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built about 1790, and is a two-story Continental log dwelling sheathed in weatherboard. It sits on a limestone basement and has a two-story, rubble limestone rear ell with a central chimney. A small frame structure connects the log section to the rear ell. Also on the property is the contributing site of a spring house. [3]

Fishers Hill, Virginia Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Fishers Hill is an unincorporated community in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. Fishers Hill is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) west of Strasburg. Fishers Hill has a post office with ZIP code 22626, which opened on July 28, 1882.

Shenandoah County, Virginia county in Virginia, United States

Shenandoah County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,993. Its county seat is Woodstock. It is part of the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia.

Limestone Sedimentary rocks made of calcium carbonate

Limestone is a sedimentary rock which is often composed of the skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, foraminifera, and molluscs. Its major materials are the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [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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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (November 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Snapp House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo