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Bishop House (Graysontown, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°2′16″N 80°33′19″W / 37.03778°N 80.55528°W / 37.03778; -80.55528
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Bishop House
Bishop House, October 2013
Bishop House (Graysontown, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Bishop House (Graysontown, Virginia)
Bishop House (Graysontown, Virginia) is located in the United States
Bishop House (Graysontown, Virginia)
Location0.1 miles (0.16 km) north of the junction of VA 693 and 613, near Graysontown, Virginia
Coordinates37°2′16″N 80°33′19″W / 37.03778°N 80.55528°W / 37.03778; -80.55528
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1890 (1890)
Architectural styleDouble-pile center-passage
MPSMontgomery County MPS
NRHP reference No.89001812[1]
VLR No.060-0107
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989
Designated VLRJune 20, 1989[2]

Bishop House is a historic home located near Graysontown, Montgomery County, Virginia. The house was built about 1890, and is a one- to two-story, three-bay, brick dwelling with a double pile central passage plan. It has a standing seam metal gable roof. Its front porch features turned posts and a baluster bracketed spindle frieze with drop pendants, and a pointed window in the steep pedimented gable.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[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 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bishop House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo