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Location1649 Old Charles Town Rd., near Stephenson, Virginia
Coordinates 39°13′29″N78°03′40″W / 39.2247°N 78.06102°W / 39.2247; -78.06102
Area591 acres (239 ha)
Builtc. 1790 (1790), c. 1815, 1882-1883
Built byLemley, Jacob H., & sons Charlie & William
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 11000653 [1]
VLR No.034-0111
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 2011
Designated VLRDecember 13, 2012 [2]

Cleridge, also known as Sunnyside Farm, is a historic home and farm complex located near Stephenson, in Frederick County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1790, and is a 2+12-story, five-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a 2+12-story, four-bay, brick addition added in 1882–1883. Also on the property are the contributing brick well structure, the frame icehouse/blacksmith shop, a frame carriage house, the brick-entry, a frame poultry house, and a farm manager's house (c. 1815). The cultivated and forested land is considered a contributing agricultural site. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/06/11 through 9/09/11. National Park Service. September 16, 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. Cheryl H. Shepherd (February–March 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cleridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.