Frederick County Poor Farm

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Frederick County Poor Farm
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Frederick County Poor Farm in 2016
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LocationVA 654 E side, S of jct. with VA 679, Round Hill, Virginia
Coordinates 39°12′44″N78°13′24″W / 39.21222°N 78.22333°W / 39.21222; -78.22333
Area24 acres (9.7 ha)
Built1820 (1820)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 93000823 [1]
VLR No.034-0099
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 12, 1993
Designated VLRJune 16, 1993 [2]

Frederick County Poor Farm, also known as the Frederick County Poorhouse, is a historic poor farm complex located at Round Hill, Frederick County, Virginia. The main building, erected in 1820, is a Federal style building that consists of a two-story brick main block and original lateral one-story brick wings with gable roofs. A nearly identical building is at the Shenandoah County Farm. Also on the property are a contributing brick spring house, secondary dwelling, blacksmith shop, storage building, poultry house, and board-and-batten outbuilding. The Frederick County Poor Farm remained open until 1947. [3]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Jeffrey M. O'Dell and John S. Salmon (May 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Frederick County Poor Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo