Stover House

Historic house in Virginia, United States
United States historic place
Stover House
Virginia Landmarks Register
HABS image of Stover House
38°43′32″N 78°27′28″W / 38.72556°N 78.45778°W / 38.72556; -78.45778
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built byStover, Samuel
Architectural styleFlurkuchenhaus
NRHP reference No.78003189[1]
VLR No.069-0005
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1978
Designated VLRNovember 15, 1977[2]

Stover House, also known as Fort Stover, is a historic home located near Luray, Page County, Virginia. It is dated to the late-18th century, and is a two-story, three-bay, rubble stone structure with a traditional Flurkuchenhaus plan. It has a basement that projects its full height above grade on the river side. Located off the basement is a vaulted room. It is considered among the best preserved and least altered of the important group of 18th-century log and stone German houses of the Massanutten Settlement.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  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. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (October 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Stover House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

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