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The Farm (Rocky Mount, Virginia)

Coordinates: 36°59′21″N 79°53′34.5″W / 36.98917°N 79.892917°W / 36.98917; -79.892917
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The Farm
Front of the house
The Farm (Rocky Mount, Virginia) is located in Virginia
The Farm (Rocky Mount, Virginia)
The Farm (Rocky Mount, Virginia) is located in the United States
The Farm (Rocky Mount, Virginia)
LocationLawndale Dr., Rocky Mount, Virginia
Coordinates36°59′21″N 79°53′34.5″W / 36.98917°N 79.892917°W / 36.98917; -79.892917
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1856 (1856)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.89001910[1]
VLR No.157-0021
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 2, 1989
Designated VLRFebruary 21, 1989[2]

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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[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. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ 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