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Currie House

Coordinates: 37°13′25″N 80°23′39″W / 37.22361°N 80.39417°W / 37.22361; -80.39417
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Currie House
Currie House, September 2012
Currie House is located in Virginia
Currie House
Currie House is located in the United States
Currie House
Location1105 Highland Cir., Blacksburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°13′25″N 80°23′39″W / 37.22361°N 80.39417°W / 37.22361; -80.39417
Arealess than one acre
Built1961 (1961)
Built byPascoe, Charles
ArchitectCurrie, Leonard
Architectural styleInternational Style
NRHP reference No.94000549[1]
VLR No.150-0019
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1994
Designated VLRApril 20, 1994[2]

Currie House, also known as the Pagoda House, is a historic home located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was built in 1961, and is a 1+12-story, square, International Style dwelling constructed of wood, glass, and brick. It features an extensive roof overhang that is underscored by a deck that encircles the building. The interior has an open-plan room arrangement surrounding a central brick chimney and service core. The architect, Leonard Currie (1913-1996), was a student and colleague of Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. Leonard Currie was head of the Architecture School at Virginia Tech from 1956 to 1966.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Sarah Shields Driggs (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Currie House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo