Farnley (White Post, Virginia)

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Farnley
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LocationVA 658 at VA 622, near White Post, Virginia
Coordinates 39°01′41″N78°06′50″W / 39.02806°N 78.11389°W / 39.02806; -78.11389 Coordinates: 39°01′41″N78°06′50″W / 39.02806°N 78.11389°W / 39.02806; -78.11389
Area400 acres (160 ha)
Builtc. 1815 (1815)-1820, 1836
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 89001914 [1]
VLR No.021-0030
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 2, 1989
Designated VLRDecember 13, 1988 [2]

Farnley is a property that includes two historic plantation houses and a farm located near White Post, Clarke County, Virginia. The Meadows is a brick I-house built sometime between 1815 and 1820. The focal point of the property, however, is its namesake Farnley, a sophisticated Federal-style residence built about 1836. It has a gable roof with wide interior-end chimneys. Also on the property is an assortment of 19th- and 20th-century farm buildings including a stone slave quarters. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [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. John Salmon and Julie Vosmik (December 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Farnley" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo