Amiss–Palmer House Explained

Amiss–Palmer House
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 20, 1989[1]
Designated Other1 Number:150-0014
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Mountain View Dr. and Penn St. off Eakin St., Blacksburg, Virginia
Coordinates:37.2267°N -80.4075°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Greek Revival, double-pile center-passage
Added:November 13, 1989
Refnum:89001804

Amiss–Palmer House, also known as the Palmer House, is a historic home located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built the 1850s, and is a two-storey three-bay brick house with a hipped roof and pattern-book Greek Revival style elements. These elements include the front portico and frieze. It has a traditional double-pile center-passage form. Also on the property are the contributing kitchen, a two-storey three-bay log house and a smokehouse.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Amiss–Palmer House. Gibson Worsham. June 1988. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo