Haven B. Howe House

Historic house in Virginia, United States

United States historic place

Significant dates

Haven B. Howe House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

Haven B. Howe House
37°05′18″N 80°39′02″W / 37.08833°N 80.65056°W / 37.08833; -80.65056
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1876 (1876)-1879
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	08000321^[1]
VLR No.	077-0047
Added to NRHP	April 15, 2008
Designated VLR	June 1, 2005^[2]

Haven B. Howe House is a historic home located at Claytor Lake State Park, near Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia. It was built between 1876 and 1879, and is a two-story, brick dwelling with Italianate style detailing. It has a rear brick ell and projecting one-story bays on both end walls. It features ornamental wrought iron porch supports. Also on the property are three contributing limestone mounting blocks. The property, located on Claytor Lake, was conveyed to the Virginia Conservation Commission in 1947. The house is used as a Nature Exhibit Center that focuses on the lake's wildlife habitat.^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ Marc C. Wagner and Jean O. McRae (April 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Haven B. Howe House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos