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Baker–Strickler House

1856 establishments in VirginiaCentral Virginia Registered Historic Place stubsGreek Revival houses in VirginiaHouses completed in 1856Houses in Louisa County, Virginia
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in VirginiaNational Register of Historic Places in Louisa County, Virginia

Baker–Strickler House, also known as May's Place, is a historic home located at Gordonsville, Louisa County, Virginia. It was built about 1856, and is a two-story, three-bay frame I-house dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It features decorative corner pilasters, a peaked door and window lintels, and a two-layer exterior frieze on all four elevations.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

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Baker–Strickler House
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