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John Grayson House

Coordinates: 37°2′52″N 80°33′28″W / 37.04778°N 80.55778°W / 37.04778; -80.55778
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John Grayson House
John Grayson House, October 2013
John Grayson House is located in Virginia
John Grayson House
John Grayson House is located in the United States
John Grayson House
Location0.5 miles (0.80 km) northeast of VA 613 bridge over Little River, near Graysontown, Virginia
Coordinates37°2′52″N 80°33′28″W / 37.04778°N 80.55778°W / 37.04778; -80.55778
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1850 (1850)
Architectural styleSingle-pile center-passage
MPSMontgomery County MPS
NRHP reference No.89001896[1]
VLR No.060-0118
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989
Designated VLRJune 20, 1989[2]

John Grayson House is a historic home located near Graysontown, Montgomery County, Virginia. The house was built about 1850, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame dwelling with a single pile central passage plan. It has a two-story ell and a standing seam metal roof. Its front facade features a two-story pedimented porch containing a circular louvered vent in the gable. Also on the property is a tall frame smokehouse with a stone foundation and a pyramidal standing-seam metal roof.[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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John Grayson House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo