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Renick Farm (Renick, West Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°59′0″N 80°21′4″W / 37.98333°N 80.35111°W / 37.98333; -80.35111
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Renick Farm
Renick Farmhouse, 1974
Renick Farm (Renick, West Virginia) is located in West Virginia
Renick Farm (Renick, West Virginia)
Renick Farm (Renick, West Virginia) is located in the United States
Renick Farm (Renick, West Virginia)
LocationUS 219, near jct. of WV 9 and US 219, near Renick, West Virginia
Coordinates37°59′0″N 80°21′4″W / 37.98333°N 80.35111°W / 37.98333; -80.35111
Area9.2 acres (3.7 ha)
Built1792
Built byFoglesong, Christopher; Burgess, Conrad
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.96000525[1]
Added to NRHPApril 4, 1997

Renick Farm, also known as the William Renick Farm, is an historic home located near Renick, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The farmhouse was built between 1787 and 1792, and is a two-story, limestone dwelling with a gable roof in the Georgian style. A brick Federal style addition was built in 1825, and it features a two-story, temple form entrance portico with Doric order columns and Chinese Chippendale railings. Also on the property are a contributing barn (1901) and smoke house (c. 1840).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Paul D. Marshall (December 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Renick Farm" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
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