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told me it was finished." he noted, Value of barns and accessory buildings was determined either by the actual construction costs or the increased worth the structures added to the property, according to the appraiser. He noted that the value added to the property sometimes worked out to lower than the. actual construction costs.
Hall said he went to every house in the county during the reassessment. “1 didn't necessarily go in...not unless the owner was there." he added. “A very small percentage were even home when I was by."
Property values in the town of Washington were set by a second individual called in from the department of taxation in Richmond to assist Hall. “He used sales figures entirely.” Hall said.
According to Hall, there is very little difference in property values between the county's five magisterial districts. Differences came instead “in pockets.” with values in the town of Washington and the Amissville area slightly higher than the rest of the county, he noted. Those two areas in Hampton and Jackson Districts also recorded the highest number of land transactions. Hall added.
Values per acre ranged from a low of $400 for land in large tracts to a high of $5,000 for commercial lots in the town of Washington.
Using county, officials as examples, the following are representative assessments.
—Supervisor chairman E. P. Luke (Piedmont) 18.7 acres $31,000, building $66,100.
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