Massie House

Massie House
Location US 220, Falling Spring, Virginia
Coordinates 37°52′41″N 79°55′15″W / 37.87806°N 79.92083°W / 37.87806; -79.92083Coordinates: 37°52′41″N 79°55′15″W / 37.87806°N 79.92083°W / 37.87806; -79.92083
Area 30 acres (12 ha)
Built 1825 (1825)-1826
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 82004669[1]
VLR # 003-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 8, 1982
Designated VLR December 16, 1980[2]

Massie House, also known as Oak Grove, is a historic home located at Falling Spring, Alleghany County, Virginia. It was built in two phases in 1825-1826, and is a double-pile, two-story, five bay, wood-frame house on a brick foundation in the Federal style. The main entrance features the original paneled double-doors ornamented with small Chinese and Gothic motifs, flanked by sidelights and topped by a segmental fanlight. It is the area's oldest formal dwelling.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (December 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Massie House" (PDF). and Accompanying photo


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