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Blankenship Farm

Coordinates: 37°11′3″N 80°21′53″W / 37.18417°N 80.36472°W / 37.18417; -80.36472
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Blankenship Farm
Blankenship Farm House and 14-Sided Barn, October 2013
Blankenship Farm is located in Virginia
Blankenship Farm
Blankenship Farm is located in the United States
Blankenship Farm
Location0.4 miles (0.64 km) south of the junction of VA 733 and 603, near Ellett, Virginia
Coordinates37°11′3″N 80°21′53″W / 37.18417°N 80.36472°W / 37.18417; -80.36472
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1929 (1929)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, American Foursquare
MPSMontgomery County MPS
NRHP reference No.89001808[1]
VLR No.060-0386
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989
Designated VLRJune 20, 1989[2]

Blankenship Farm is a historic home and barn located near Ellett, Montgomery County, Virginia. The farmhouse was built around 1929, and is a three-bay, two-story, brick, hipped roofed, American Foursquare-style dwelling. In addition to the farmhouse, there is a contributing fourteen-sided frame barn on a poured concrete foundation. It has a concrete floor and is sided with German or novelty weatherboard.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

Its 14-sided barn is a round barn.

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: Blankenship Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo