Homespun
National Register of Historic Places

Homespun

Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia
Listed
December 31, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
02001671

About this property

Homespun, also known as the Bell House, is a historic home located near Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. It is a vernacular, 2+1⁄2-story log, frame, stone and brick structure dating from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The earliest section was built in the 1790s, and is a three-bay wooden structure consisting of two log pens with a frame connector, or dogtrot, and covered with weatherboards. A two-story, two-bay, stone and brick addition was built about 1820. Also on the property is a contributing stone smokehouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Location

949 Cedar Creek Grade
Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia
39.16543, -78.19311

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Homespun listed on the National Register?

Homespun was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Homespun?

Homespun is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Homespun?

The period of significance for Homespun is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1820.

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