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Baxter House (Edom, Virginia)

Coordinates: 38°33′20″N 78°50′10″W / 38.55556°N 78.83611°W / 38.55556; -78.83611
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Baxter House
Baxter House (Edom, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Baxter House (Edom, Virginia)
Baxter House (Edom, Virginia) is located in the United States
Baxter House (Edom, Virginia)
LocationNorth of Harrisonburg on VA 42, near Edom, Virginia
Coordinates38°33′20″N 78°50′10″W / 38.55556°N 78.83611°W / 38.55556; -78.83611
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Builtc. 1775 (1775)
Built byGeorge Baxter
Architectural styleDouble Pen
NRHP reference No.73002057[1]
VLR No.082-0071
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1973
Designated VLRJuly 17, 1973[2]

Baxter House is a historic home located near Edom, Rockingham County, Virginia. The house dates to about 1775, and is a single pile, double-pen dwelling consisting of two abutted two-bay, two-story log structures set on limestone foundation. It was built by Scottish settler George Baxter, whose son George A. Baxter served as president of Washington and Lee University from 1799 to 1829.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Baxter House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo