Farnley (White Post, Virginia)
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| Location | VA 658 at VA 622, near White Post, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°01′41″N 78°06′50″W / 39.02806°N 78.11389°W |
| Area | 400 acres (160 ha) |
| Built | c. 1815-1820, 1836 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001914[1] |
| VLR No. | 021-0030 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 2, 1989 |
| Designated VLR | December 13, 1988[2] |
Farnley is a property that includes two historic plantation houses and a farm located near White Post, Clarke County, Virginia. The Meadows is a brick I-house built sometime between 1815 and 1820. The focal point of the property, however, is its namesake Farnley, a sophisticated Federal-style residence built about 1836. It has a gable roof with wide interior-end chimneys. Also on the property is an assortment of 19th- and 20th-century farm buildings including a stone slave quarters.[3]
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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ John Salmon and Julie Vosmik (December 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Farnley" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Clarke County, Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1820
- Houses completed in 1836
- Houses in Clarke County, Virginia
- Slave cabins and quarters in the United States
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Clarke County, Virginia, geography stubs