Smithfield Farm is a historic plantation house and farm located near Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia, United States. The manor house was completed in 1824, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling in the Federal style. It has a low-hipped roof and front and rear porticos. Also on the property are a schoolteacher's residence and a combination farm office and a summer kitchen, each with stepped parapet faҫades. Also on the property are the contributing large brick bank barn (1822), a brick equipment shed, a slave quarters, and a stone stable, all built around 1820, and a wooden barn (c. 1830).[3]
Smithfield Farm | |
 Smithfield, April 2013 | |
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| Location | 568 Smithfield Ln., near Berryville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°10′15″N 77°54′02″W / 39.17083°N 77.90056°W |
| Area | 347 acres (140 ha) |
| Built | c. 1820 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000148[1] |
| VLR No. | 021-0349 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 16, 2001 |
| Designated VLR | March 15, 2000[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1] Presently the house is a popular bed & breakfast, and home to organic farmer and New York Times best-selling author[4] Forrest Pritchard, son of Ruth Smith Pritchard, owner of the bed and breakfast and a direct descendant of the original owners of Smithfield.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Edward Pritchard (December 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Smithfield Farm" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo
- ^ "Best Sellers - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-05-06.