Built c. 1775 (1775) Architectural style Double Pen VLR # 082-0071 Added to NRHP 3 October 1973 | Built by George Baxter NRHP Reference # 73002057 Area 6,100 m² | |
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Location North of Harrisonburg on VA 42, near Edom, Virginia | ||
Baxter House is a historic home located near Edom, Rockingham County, Virginia. The house dates to about 1775, and is a single pile, double-pen dwelling consisting of two abuted two-bay, two-story log structures set on limestone foundation. It was built by Scottish settler George Baxter, whose son George A. Baxter served as president of Washington and Lee University from 1799 to 1829.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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