Baxter House (Edom, Virginia) Explained

Baxter House
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:July 17, 1973[1]
Designated Other1 Number:082-0071
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:North of Harrisonburg on VA 42, near Edom, Virginia
Coordinates:38.5556°N -78.8361°W
Built:c.
Builder:George Baxter
Architecture:Double Pen
Added:October 3, 1973
Refnum:73002057

Baxter House is a historic home located near Edom, Rockingham County, Virginia. The house dates to about 1775, and is a single pile, double-pen dwelling consisting of two abutted two-bay, two-story log structures set on limestone foundation. It was built by Scottish settler George Baxter, whose son George A. Baxter served as president of Washington and Lee University from 1799 to 1829.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

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: Baxter House . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff . July 1973. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo