Grayson–Gravely House Explained

Grayson–Gravely House
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 20, 1989[1]
Designated Other1 Number:060-0117
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:VA 613 at Little River Bridge, near Graysontown, Virginia
Coordinates:37.0433°N -80.5628°W
Architecture:Late Victorian
Added:November 13, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:89001813

Grayson–Gravely House is a historic home located near Graysontown, Montgomery County, Virginia. The house was built in 1891, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame Victorian dwelling with a central passage plan. It has a standing seam metal gable roof. It has a three-bay porch supported by Doric order columns and a three-stage tower with rooms on the first and third floors and a porch on the second, The porches feature a number of decorative elements including elaborate sawn balusters, a frieze with brackets, dentils, and tablets.[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.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Grayson–Gravely House . Gibson Worsham. June 1988. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo