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Virginia Home

Coordinates: 36°42′19″N 79°56′24″W / 36.70528°N 79.94000°W / 36.70528; -79.94000
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Virginia Home
Front and southern end
Virginia Home is located in Virginia
Virginia Home
Virginia Home is located in the United States
Virginia Home
Location986 Field Ave., Fieldale, Virginia
Coordinates36°42′19″N 79°56′24″W / 36.70528°N 79.94000°W / 36.70528; -79.94000
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1920 (1920)
Built byJohn Smith
NRHP reference No.00000495[1]
VLR No.044-5010
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 24, 2000
Designated VLRMarch 15, 2000[2]

Virginia Home is a historic boarding house located at Fieldale, Henry County, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1920, and is a two-story, seven-bay, frame structure with a hipped roof and a full, two-story porch. Also on the property are a contributing cook's house, a wash house, and a one-story cottage for the staff of the Virginia Home. The Virginia Home was built by Marshall Field and Company as a boarding house for workers at the Fieldcrest Mills.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] It is located in the Fieldale Historic District.

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 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Alison Blanton (December 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Virginia Home" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo