High Banks
High Banks | |
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  Location within Virginia  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 423 High Banks Rd., near Stephenson, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°12′22″N 78°04′12″W / 39.20611°N 78.07000°W |
| Area | 70 acres (28 ha) |
| Built | c. 1753 c. 1858; 1920; 1944 |
| Built by | Thomas Helm; James D. Stillwell |
| Architectural style | late Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000066[1] |
| VLR No. | 034-0109 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 1, 2011 |
| Designated VLR | December 16, 2010[2] |
High Banks, also known as the Helm-Clevenger House, is a historic home and farm located near Stephenson, Frederick County, Virginia, US. It has a one-story, two-bay by three-bay frame addition and a frame rear wing. The front porch and interior features detailing in the late Greek Revival were added about 1858. Also on the property are a contributing foundation and partial wall of a post-Civil War bank barn and an 18th-century icehouse pit, both made of stone.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/28/11 through 3/04/11. National Park Service. March 11, 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ↑ James C. Massey and Shirley Maxwell (September 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: High Banks" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
External links
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Media related to High Banks at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Greek Revival houses in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1753
- Houses in Frederick County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Frederick County, Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Frederick County, Virginia, geography stubs