National Register of Historic Places

Mt. Airy

Verona, Augusta County, Virginia
Listed
August 21, 2012
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
12000538

About this property

Mount Airy, also known as the Grandma Moses House and Major James Crawford House, is a historic home located at Verona, Augusta County, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, five-bay, single-pile brick I-house. It has a rear 1+1⁄2-story, brick ell addition with porch built about 1850. Also on the property are a contributing washhouse (c. 1900), shed (c. 1900), and wagon house (c. 1921). The American artist Grandma Moses (1860–1961) and her husband Thomas Solomon Moses owned the house from January 1901 to September 1902. It was the first house they owned in their married lives. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Location

Verona, Augusta County, Virginia
38.18891, -79.01201

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Goodloe House
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Nearby Battles

Battle of Piedmont (Virginia 1864)
1864Civil War
3.4 mi
Capture of Staunton (Hunter 1864)
1864Civil War
4.2 mi
Engagement at Staunton (March 1865)
1865Civil War
4.2 mi

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When was Mt. Airy listed on the National Register?

Mt. Airy was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 2012.

What type of historic resource is Mt. Airy?

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

What is the period of significance for Mt. Airy?

The period of significance for Mt. Airy is recorded as the industrial era.

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