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.