Sears House (Staunton, Virginia)

Sears House is a historic home located at Staunton, Virginia. It was built about 1860, and is a 1 1/2-story, frame dwelling representative of a small "bracketed cottage" popularized by Andrew Jackson Downing. It is sheathed with board-and-batten and is covered with a cross-gable roof. It features long, shallow-scrolled roof brackets, a three-bay arcaded front porch, and a three-story octagonal-ended tower covered by a shallow hipped roof with dentiled cornice. It was the home of Dr. Barnas Sears (1802-1880), a prominent educator, who owned and occupied the house from 1867 until his death.[3]

Sears House
Northern side of the house
LocationSears Hill Rd. in Woodrow Wilson City Park, Staunton, Virginia
Coordinates38°8′45″N 79°4′20″W
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Builtc. 1860 (1860)
NRHP reference No.72001530[1]
VLR No.132-0013
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1972
Designated VLRNovember 16, 1971[2]
Barnas Sears

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[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. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sears House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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