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Historic home and farm in Frederick County, Virginia, USA This article is about the historic home and farm in Virginia. For the rock art site in Scotland, see High Banks cup and ring markings. United States historic place
High Banks
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location423 High Banks Rd., near Stephenson, Virginia
Coordinates39°12′22″N 78°04′12″W / 39.20611°N 78.07000°W / 39.20611; -78.07000
Area70 acres (28 ha)
Builtc. 1753 (1753) c. 1858; 1920; 1944
Built byThomas Helm; James D. Stillwell
Architectural stylelate Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.11000066
VLR No.034-0109
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 1, 2011
Designated VLRDecember 16, 2010

High Banks, also known as the Helm-Clevenger House, is a historic home and farm located near Stephenson, Frederick County, Virginia. The house was built about 1753, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, center-hall, double-pile, limestone dwelling. 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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/28/11 through 3/04/11. National Park Service. 2011-03-11. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. 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

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