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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. 2011-09-16. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Cheryl H. Shepherd (February–March 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cleridge" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.