Ruffner House
National Register of Historic Places

Ruffner House

Luray, Page County, Virginia
Listed
January 24, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
01001515

About this property

The Ruffner House, also known as Luray Tannery Farm, is a historic home and farm complex located at Luray, Page County, Virginia. It was built in two phases, about 1825 and about 1851. It is a two-story, Federal / Greek Revival style brick dwelling with a hipped with deck roof, a stone foundation, and one-story porches on the two fronts. The house was remodeled in the 1920s. Also on the property are the contributing rambling two-story frame residence known as The Cottage; a stone spring house with attached brick pumphouse that served an adjacent tannery; schoolhouse and shop; root cellar; secondary barn; dairy; machinery shed; chicken house; a swimming pool; an 1890s bank barn, and the small Ruffner Cemetery. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Location

440 Ruffner House Ln.
Luray, Page County, Virginia
38.67101, -78.45387

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Green Hill Cemetery
Listed
0.4 mi
Luray Downtown Historic District
Industrial
0.5 mi
Luray Norfolk and Western Passenger Station
Industrial
0.6 mi
Redwell-Isabella Furnace Historic District
Listed
0.7 mi
Kanawha
Industrial
0.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Luray Valley Cavalry Operations (September 1864)
1864Civil War
0.5 mi

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When was Ruffner House listed on the National Register?

Ruffner House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Ruffner House?

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

What is the period of significance for Ruffner House?

The period of significance for Ruffner House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1825.

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