Kanawha

4 Jamison Rd., Luray, Virginia. County/parish: Page.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 05, 1999. NRIS 99000968.

2 contributing buildings. 2 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • 159-5030
  • Tuckahoe

From Wikipedia:

Kanawha (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+12-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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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41682414

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