Amiss-Palmer House

Amiss-Palmer House

Amiss-Palmer House, September 2012
Location Mountain View Dr. and Penn St. off Eakin St., Blacksburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°13′36″N 80°24′27″W / 37.22667°N 80.40750°W / 37.22667; -80.40750Coordinates: 37°13′36″N 80°24′27″W / 37.22667°N 80.40750°W / 37.22667; -80.40750
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built c. 1855 (1855)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Double-pile center-passage
MPS Montgomery County MPS
NRHP Reference # 89001804[1]
VLR # 150-0014
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 13, 1989
Designated VLR June 20, 1989[2]

Amiss-Palmer House, also known as the Palmer House, is a historic home located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built the 1850s, and is a two-story, three-bay brick house with a hipped roof and pattern-book Greek Revival style elements. These elements include the front portico and frieze. It has a traditional double-pile center-passage form. Also on the property are the contributing kitchen; two-story, three bay, log house; and a meat house.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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. Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Amiss-Palmer House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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