Massanutton Heights Explained

Massanutton Heights
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:February 17, 1976[1]
Designated Other1 Number:069-0123
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:W of Luray on U.S. 211, Luray, Virginia
Coordinates:38.6375°N -78.5689°W
Built:c.
Builder:Burner, John R.
Architecture:Federal
Added:July 30, 1976
Refnum:76002117

Massanutton Heights is a historic home located near Luray, Page County, Virginia. It was built about 1820, and is a large two-story, four-bay, Federal style brick dwelling with a side gable roof. It has two exterior end chimneys and one interior chimney. The house has a three-room, single pile plan with closed winder stairs in the southwest corners of the two end rooms. A large, two-story frame addition and full width front porch were constructed in 1924 when the building was used as a boarding house. The interior features painted decorations in the first floor parlor.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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: Massanutton Heights. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. January 1976. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo