The Farm is a historic home located at Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia. The house was probably built during the late-18th century, expanded in the 1820s, and heavily remodeled in the Greek Revival style around 1856. It is a two-story, frame dwelling sheathed in weatherboard with a single-pile, central-passage-plan. It features a two-story, projecting front porch. Later additions were made in the late-19th and early-20th century. Also on the property are a contributing one-story brick slave quarters/summer kitchen and the site of a farm office marked by a stone chimney. The house was used as the ironmaster's house for the nearby Washington Iron Furnace.[3]
The Farm | |
 Front of the house | |
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| Location | Lawndale Dr., Rocky Mount, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°59′21″N 79°53′34.5″W / 36.98917°N 79.892917°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001910[1] |
| VLR No. | 157-0021 |
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| Added to NRHP | November 2, 1989 |
| Designated VLR | February 21, 1989[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
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.
- ^ David A. Edwards and John S. Salmon (February 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo