Persinger House


  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

The Persinger House is one of the oldest and best known of Alleghany County's pioneer dwellings. The house is significant for its associations with its builder, Jacob Persinger, a member of an early settler family who as a child was captured by the Indians and later adopted an Indian life style. The various stories arising from the event as well as from Persinger's later life have become part of the folklore of the region. Architecturally, the house is an interesting vernacular structure. The original log section was built in the last quarter of the 18th century and was expanded to its present form around 1888. A vertically paneled partition wall in the log section is distinct for its use of beveled joints, a feature rarely seen in the trim of simple log houses of western Virginia. - NRHP, 6 March 1982


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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1778/00/00 Jacob Persinger Architect Jacob Persinger builds a log house for his wife, Mary Kimberlin
1888/00/00 Lee Persinger, Jacob's great nephew, enlarges the log house with an addition to the east, including weatherboards and two-level porch

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Particulars for Persinger House:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Exploration-settlement
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 82004668
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: No style listed
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Other, Exploration-settlement, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering, Person
Period of Significance: 1750-1799
Significant Year: 1757, 1778, 1888
Associated People: Persinger,Jacob
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling

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