Benjamin Wierman House

Benjamin Wierman House, also known as the Gorman Lloyd House and Snapp House, is a historic home located near Quicksburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia. It was built in 1859, and is a two-story, frame I-house dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It sits on an English basement. The house features a long set of new wooden steps that lead up to a small front portico and massive cut limestone chimneys. Also on the property are the contributing one-story frame spring house with a loft, a small meat house, a frame chicken house, and a horse barn site.[3]

Benjamin Wierman House
Roadside view
Location4049 Flat Rock Rd., near Quicksburg, Virginia
Coordinates38°42′57″N 78°45′27″W
Area13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built1859 (1859)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.08000077[1]
VLR No.085-0037-0003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 2008
Designated VLRSeptember 14, 2005[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. "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 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  3. Michael Watkinson (September 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Benjamin Wierman House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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