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LocationU.S. Route 220, near Old Fields, West Virginia
Coordinates 39°7′47″N78°57′2″W / 39.12972°N 78.95056°W / 39.12972; -78.95056 Coordinates: 39°7′47″N78°57′2″W / 39.12972°N 78.95056°W / 39.12972; -78.95056
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1836
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic Revival
MPS South Branch Valley MRA
NRHP reference No. 85001594 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 10, 1985

Buena Vista Farms is a historic home located near Old Fields, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

The main house at Buena Vista Farms was built in 1836 and is a brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. Also on the property is a large Gothic Revival style frame bank barn dated to 1904. The house is one of four significant Van Meter family dwellings — the others being Traveler's Rest, Fort Pleasant, and the Garrett VanMeter House. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Paula S. Reed (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Buena Vista Farms" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-03.