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Cromer House

Coordinates: 37°3′7″N 80°31′35″W / 37.05194°N 80.52639°W / 37.05194; -80.52639
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Cromer House
Cromer House, October 2013
Cromer House is located in Virginia
Cromer House
Cromer House is located in the United States
Cromer House
LocationOff VA 787, 0.25 miles (0.40 km) east of VA 693, near Childress, Virginia
Coordinates37°3′7″N 80°31′35″W / 37.05194°N 80.52639°W / 37.05194; -80.52639
Arealess than one acre
Built1860 (1860)
Architectural styleRectangular single-pen plan
MPSMontgomery County MPS
NRHP reference No.89001893[1]
VLR No.060-0121
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989
Designated VLRJune 20, 1989[2]

Cromer House, also known as Hogan Farm, is a historic home located near Childress, US. The farmhouse was built about 1860 and is a two-story, three-bay, rectangular single pen log structure. It has a massive brick chimney constructed of oversized bricks with pencilled mortar joints. It has a two-story, frame lean-to addition and a frame wing added in the 1930s. Also on the property is a contributing 19th century frame spring house.[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: Cromer House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo