Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District

635 S Main St

George Harnsberger House, Ca. 1910

BrickContributes to the historic character of the district

1910
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From the National Register nomination

Queen Anne two-story painted stretcher-bond brick house with a complex form and Classical Revival influence. The front-gable roof has slate shingle sheathing and, in the front gable, sawtooth wood shingles, a Palladian window with a decorative keyblock, and a crude (1930s or 1940s?) balcony. The wraparound one-story porch has classical columns on a limestone railing and two small gables (one aligned with the front entry) with sawtooth wood shingles in their pediments. At the southeast front corner is an octagonal tower with a brick first story and a second story consisting of a balcony with classical columns. There are two-story brick bay windows on the north and south sides, each with hip roofs. Other features include a limestone foundation, an interior brick chimney and a tall rear flue (both with corbeled caps), and a late 20th century two-story brick veneer addition on the rear. The student occupants have named the house "The White House." (Hering and Wilson Sanborn map index)