Smithfield Farm

Smithfield Farm

Smithfield, April 2013
Location 568 Smithfield Ln., near Berryville, Virginia
Coordinates 39°10′15″N 77°54′02″W / 39.17083°N 77.90056°W / 39.17083; -77.90056Coordinates: 39°10′15″N 77°54′02″W / 39.17083°N 77.90056°W / 39.17083; -77.90056
Area 347 acres (140 ha)
Built c. 1820 (1820)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 01000148[1]
VLR # 021-0349
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 16, 2001
Designated VLR March 15, 2000[2]

Smithfield Farm is a historic plantation house and farm located near Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia. The manor house was completed in 1824, and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling in the Federal-style. It has a low hipped roof and front and rear porticos. Also on the property are the a schoolteacher's residence and a combination farm office and a summer kitchen, each with stepped parapet facades. Also on the property are the contributing large brick bank barn (1822), a brick equipment shed, a slave quarters, and a stone stable, all built around 1820, and a wooden barn (c. 1830).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1] Presently the house is a popular bed & breakfast, and home to organic farmer and New York Times bestselling author[4] Forrest Pritchard.

References

  1. 1 2 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. Edward Pritchard (December 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Smithfield Farm" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo
  4. "Best Sellers - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.


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