Junius Marcellus Updyke Farm
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Junius Marcellus Updyke Farm | |
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| Location | 4859 E. Bluegrass Trail, near Bland, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°7′30.5718″N 81°0′58.3626″W / 37.125158833°N 81.016211833°WCoordinates: 37°7′30.5718″N 81°0′58.3626″W / 37.125158833°N 81.016211833°W |
| Area | 361.81 acres (146.42 ha) |
| Built | c. 1912 |
| NRHP Reference # | 12000018[1] |
| VLR # | 010-5027 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 8, 2012 |
| Designated VLR | December 15, 2011[2] |
Junius Marcellus Updyke Farm is a historic home and farm located near Bland, Bland County, Virginia. The house was built about 1910, and is a two-story, three bay, single-pile, I-house, with a two-story rear ell to its rear. It also has a one-story wing and porch. It has a gable roof with pent roofs at the ends and a full-width front porch supported by Ionic order columns. Also on the property are a contributing two-story smokehouse (c. 1910), granary (c. 1910), chicken house (c. 1920), storage shed (c. 1910), barn (c. 1955), and family cemetery.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]
References
- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/06/12 through 2/10/12. National Park Service. 2012-02-17.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ W. Scott Breckinridge Smith (September 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Junius Marcellus Updyke Farm" (PDF). and Accompanying five photos
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