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Evans House (Salem, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°17′43″N 80°3′36″W / 37.29528°N 80.06000°W / 37.29528; -80.06000
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Evans House
Evans House (Salem, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Evans House (Salem, Virginia)
Evans House (Salem, Virginia) is located in the United States
Evans House (Salem, Virginia)
Location213 Broad St., Salem, Virginia
Coordinates37°17′43″N 80°3′36″W / 37.29528°N 80.06000°W / 37.29528; -80.06000
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1882 (1882)
Architectural styleFrench Empire
NRHP reference No.72001529[1]
VLR No.129-0017
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1972
Designated VLRMarch 21, 1972[2]

Evans House is a historic home located at Salem, Virginia. It was built in 1882, and is a 1+12-story, L-shaped, French Empire style brick dwelling. It features two concavely cut intersecting mansard roofs which are pierced by two paneled interior chimneys with corbeled caps. The front facade is symmetrically divided by a two-story projecting central pavilion supported by a bracketed cornice and topped with a convexly rendered mansard roof.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (February 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Evans House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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