Junius Marcellus Updyke Farm | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
Roadside view of the farmhouse | |
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Location | 4859 E. Bluegrass Trail, near Bland, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°7′31″N 81°0′59″W / 37.12528°N 81.01639°W / 37.12528; -81.01639 |
Area | 361.81 acres (146.42 ha) |
Built | c. 1912 |
NRHP reference No. | 12000018 |
VLR No. | 010-5027 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 8, 2012 |
Designated VLR | December 15, 2011 |
Junius Marcellus Updyke Farm is a historic home and farm located near Bland, Bland County, Virginia. The house was built about 1910, and is a two-story, three-bay, single-pile, I-house, with a two-story rear ell to its rear. It also has a one-story wing and porch. It has a gable roof with pent roofs at the ends and a full-width front porch supported by Ionic order columns. Also on the property are a contributing two-story smokehouse (c. 1910), granary (c. 1910), chicken house (c. 1920), storage shed (c. 1910), barn (c. 1955), and family cemetery.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
References
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/06/12 through 2/10/12. National Park Service. 2012-02-17.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- W. Scott Breckinridge Smith (September 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Junius Marcellus Updyke Farm" (PDF). and Accompanying five photos
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