Huntingdon (Roanoke, Virginia) Explained

Huntingdon
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:August 21, 1991[1]
Designated Other1 Number:128-0005
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:320 Huntingdon Blvd., Roanoke, Virginia
Coordinates:37.3081°N -79.9392°W
Architecture:Greek Revival, Federal
Added:November 8, 1991
Refnum:91001598

Huntingdon is a historic plantation house located at Roanoke, Virginia. It was built about 1819, and is a -story, five-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a central-passage-plan and an integral two-story rear ell. The front and side elevations feature mid-19th century Greek Revival style porches. The house was restored and improved in 1988–1989. Also on the property is a contributing family cemetery and an outbuilding believed to have been a slave house.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Huntingdon . Gibson Worsham and Morgan Kennedy . March 1991. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo