File:Howbert House, 106 Salem Turnpike, Roanoke, Roanoke City, VA HABS VA,81-ROAN,2-; (sheet 3 of 4).tif

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HABS VA,81-ROAN,2-; (sheet 3 of 4) - Howbert House, 106 Salem Turnpike, Roanoke, Roanoke City, VA
Title
HABS VA,81-ROAN,2-; (sheet 3 of 4) - Howbert House, 106 Salem Turnpike, Roanoke, Roanoke City, VA
Description
Howbert, George; Frantz, Daniel; Beckett, Anne Stewart, field team; Chappell, Edward, field team; Meredith, Molly, field team; Street, Johanna, field team; Leftwich, Regal, field team; Snyder, Ryan, field team; Malloy, Kelly, field team; Poindexter, Lindsay, field team; Hendricks, Jason, field team; Puette, Jeff, field team
Depicted place Virginia; Roanoke City; Roanoke
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 19 x 24 in. (B size)
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HABS VA,81-ROAN,2-; (sheet 3 of 4)
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • 1999 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention
  • Significance: The Howbert House is architecturally significant as a rare example of log construction and is historically significant as record of German immigrant life and their adaptation to American society. The Howbert House was originally built between 1790 and 1800 which makes it one of the oldest structures in its area. The method of log construction used at the corner joints is called full dovetail notching. In America it was only the Germans who employed this building method and examples of it can be found exclusively in a slender region stretching from Pennsylvania through western Virginia. The location of the Howbert House is in southwestern Virginia where the city of Roanoke meets the city of Salem. The road running in the east-westerly direction is called the Salem-Lynchburg Turnpike which was built in 1818. In 1997 Peters Creek Road was extended in the southerly direction so that it intersected the Salem-Lynchburg Turnpike. The construction crews of the new road came within about fifty feet of the Howbert House. The property was bought for commercial development without the knowledge of the architectural and historic importance of the house. In June of 1998 a permit for demolition was acquired for the Howbert House. The roof and siding were removed before the original structure was discovered. A short period of time was given to the Roanoke Regional Preservation Office to document the structure and make a proposal to save the house.
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N647
  • Survey number: HABS VA-1360
  • Building/structure dates: after. 1790- before. 1800 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1800 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1820 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1850 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1950 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1998-1999 Demolished
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/va1849.sheet.00003a
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