Homestead Dairy Barns

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Homestead Dairy Barns
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Location U.S. Route 220 north of Warm Springs, Virginia
Coordinates 38°3′2″N79°46′59″W / 38.05056°N 79.78306°W / 38.05056; -79.78306
Area12.4 acres (5.0 ha)
Built1928 (1928)
Built byVirginia Hot Springs Co.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 07000051 [1]
VLR No.008-5026
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 13, 2007
Designated VLRSeptember 6, 2006 [2]

Homestead Dairy Barns, also known as Miller Mill and Inn at Gristmill Square, is a historic dairy barn complex and national historic district located at Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia, USA. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings. The complex consists of the Main Barn with its attached tile double silos, a Bottling Building, Milking Barn, Calving Barn, Ham House, Herdsman's Cottage, and Bull Barn. The complex was built by the Virginia Hot Springs Company in 1928 to support the operations of the nearby Homestead resort. They are frame buildings, many of which are clad in stucco and painted white with unifying green trim. They include repetition of Colonial Revival and Craftsman details throughout. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [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. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. Beth Scripps (May 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Homestead Dairy Barns" (PDF). and Accompanying four photos and Accompanying map

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