Farmington (St. Stephens Church, Virginia)
Farmington | |
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| Location | 1.5 mi. SE of jct. of VA 14 and US 360, S side, near St. Stephens Church, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′51″N 77°02′09″W / 37.78083°N 77.03583°W |
| Area | 515 acres (208 ha) |
| Built | c. 1795, 1859-1860 |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000243[1] |
| VLR No. | 049-0023 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 1995 |
| Designated VLR | January 15, 1995[2] |
Farmington is a historic plantation house located near St. Stephens Church, King and Queen County, Virginia. The original structure was built about 1795, and later enlarged and modified to its present form in 1859–1860. It is a large two-story frame house, with a low-pitch hip roof and deep eaves. It has a two-story rear addition on the building's southwest side and a one-story addition on the southeast side. Also on the property are a contributing large braced-frame barn, a weaving house, and an overseer's house.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[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.
- ^ Kent Romska and Gary Stanton (November 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Farmington" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1795
- Houses in King and Queen County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in King and Queen County, Virginia
- Middle Peninsula Registered Historic Place stubs
- King and Queen County, Virginia geography stubs