Smithfield (Rosedale, Virginia)

Smithfield
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Virginia Landmarks Register
Location	VA 19 NW side, 3 mi. SW of Rosedale, near Rosedale, Virginia
Coordinates	36°57′19″N 81°58′59″W / 36.95528°N 81.98306°WCoordinates: 36°57′19″N 81°58′59″W / 36.95528°N 81.98306°W
Area	980 acres (400 ha)
Built	1848
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Central passage plan
NRHP Reference #	94000988[1]
VLR #	083-0012
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 16, 1994
Designated VLR	June 15, 1994[2]

Smithfield is a historic home and farm and national historic district located near Rosedale, Russell County, Virginia. The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings and 5 contributing sites. The main house dates to the 1850s, and is a two-story, five-bay, central passage plan, brick Greek Revival style dwelling. Among the other buildings in the district are a brick spring house, a brick acetylene house, frame meat house, a former school house, frame horse barn, frame sheep barn, cow barn, a milking parlor, and a shop. The contributing sites include an earlier house seat, three cemeteries, and the site of a slave house.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. Gibson Worsham (February 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Smithfield" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo