Greer House is a historic home located at Rocky Mount,

Franklin County, Virginia Franklin County is located in the Blue Ridge foothills of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 54,477. Its county seat is Rocky Mount. Franklin County is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area ...

. It is a two-story, three bay, frame dwelling in the

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style. It has a low hipped roof and is sheathed on weatherboard. The front facade features a full width, one-story front porch topped by a

balustrade A baluster is an upright support, often a vertical moulded shaft, square, or lathe-turned form found in stairways, parapets, and other architectural features. In furniture construction it is known as a spindle. Common materials used in its con ...

. The building was started in 1861. It was originally "T"-shaped, until a series of three small building campaigns altered the form of the dwelling to resemble a square. an
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in 1990.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Houses completed in 1861 Greek Revival houses in Virginia Houses in Franklin County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Virginia 1861 establishments in Virginia {{FranklinCountyVA-NRHP-stub