John Moore House is a historic home located near
Lexington,
Rockbridge County, Virginia
Rockbridge County is a county in the Shenandoah Valley on the western edge of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,650. Its county seat is the city of Lexington. Rockbridge County completely surrounds the in ...
. It was built in 1831, and is a two-story, three-bay
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style brick dwelling. It sits on a stone foundation and has a standing seam metal gable roof. The property also includes a contributing
spring house
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(c. 1830).
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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in 1999.
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Federal architecture in Virginia
Houses completed in 1831
Houses in Rockbridge County, Virginia
National Register of Historic Places in Rockbridge County, Virginia
1831 establishments in Virginia
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