Built 1921 (1921) VLR # 159-5030 Opened 1921 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture Added to NRHP 5 August 1999 | NRHP Reference # 99000968 Designated VLR June 16, 1999 Area 2 ha Function House Architect George R. Ragan | |
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Location 4 Jamison Rd., Luray, Virginia |
Kanawha, also known as Tuckahoe, is a historic home located at Luray, Page County, Virginia. It was built in 1921, and is a 2 1/2-story, Classical Revival style brick and tile-block dwelling on a poured-concrete foundation. It has a hipped roof covered with green Spanish tiles. The front facade features a semicircular Corinthian order portico. The house also has an enclosed Doric order rear portico, a porte-cochère, large hipped dormers, and a symmetrical composition. Also on the property are contributing gate pillars (c. 1923), an outbuilding (c. 1920), and weirs (Houn Spring) (c. 1881). The property was developed by Luray businessman and mayor Vernon H. Ford.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
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