Tunker House

Tunker House
Location S of Broadway at jct. of VA 786 and 42, near Broadway, Virginia
Coordinates 38°36′15″N 78°47′55″W / 38.60417°N 78.79861°W / 38.60417; -78.79861Coordinates: 38°36′15″N 78°47′55″W / 38.60417°N 78.79861°W / 38.60417; -78.79861
Area 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built c. 1798 (1798), 1802-1806
Architect Yount, Benjamin
NRHP reference # 71000989[1]
VLR # 177-5004
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 2, 1971
Designated VLR March 2, 1971[2]

Tunker House, also known as the Yount-Zigler House, is a historic home located near Broadway, Rockingham County, Virginia. The house consists of a two-story, three bay, brick main block, with a brick and frame rear ell. The brick portion of the rear ell is the oldest section and dates to about 1798. It was later raised to a full two stories in the 1830s. The main block was added between 1802 and 1806. From the early-19th century until 1830 the house was used for religious services by the German Baptists (or Tunker Brethren). It was the home of Peter Nead (1796-1877), from the time he married Elizabeth, the daughter of the builder Benjamin Yount, in 1825, until 1839.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Tucker H. Hill and Junius R. Fishburne (May 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tunker House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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