Old Denton

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Old Denton
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Location 7064 Young Rd., near The Plains, Virginia
Coordinates 38°54′55″N77°47′45″W / 38.91528°N 77.79583°W / 38.91528; -77.79583 Coordinates: 38°54′55″N77°47′45″W / 38.91528°N 77.79583°W / 38.91528; -77.79583
Area 58 acres (23 ha)
Built c. 1860 (1860)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 12000123 [1]
VLR # 030-0570
Significant dates
Added to NRHP March 12, 2012
Designated VLR December 15, 2011 [2]

Old Denton is a historic home and farm complex located near The Plains, Fauquier County, Virginia. The property includes a two-story, brick-masonry main dwelling (c. 1860), a secondary dwelling (c. 1820), a meat house (c. 1860), a stable (c. 1936), a tenant house (c. 1950), three early- 20th-century dry-laid stone walls, and an early-20th-century pump. The house features a one-story, negatively sloped, three-bay, classically inspired, Greek Doric order front porch. [3]

The Plains, Virginia Town in Virginia, United States

The Plains is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The population was 217 at the 2010 census, down from 266 at the 2000 census. It is centered on the intersection of Virginia Route 55 and Virginia Route 245. The town of The Plains is situated off Interstate 66. The mayor of The Plains is Blake Gallagher.

Fauquier County, Virginia County in the United States

Fauquier is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,203. The county seat is Warrenton.

Smokehouse building where meat or fish is cured with smoke

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/12/12 through 3/16/12. National Park Service. 2012-03-23.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Gardiner Hallock (July 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Denton" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos