Rose Hill Farm (Winchester, Virginia)

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Rose Hill Farm
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Location1985 Jones Rd., near Winchester, Virginia
Coordinates 39°9′00″N78°12′59″W / 39.15000°N 78.21639°W / 39.15000; -78.21639 Coordinates: 39°9′00″N78°12′59″W / 39.15000°N 78.21639°W / 39.15000; -78.21639
Area300 acres (120 ha)
Builtc. 1797 (1797), c. 1819, c. 1850
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 97000149 [1]
VLR No.034-0115
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 21, 1997
Designated VLRJune 19, 1996 [2]

Rose Hill Farm is a historic home and farm located near Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. It is a vernacular Federal style, 2+12-story brick and stucco structure built about 1819. The earliest section was built about 1797, and began as a three-room-plan, 1+12-story, log structure built upon a limestone foundation. About 1850, the house was enhanced with vernacular Greek Revival-style elements. Also on the property are a contributing summer kitchen (c. 1862), cistern (date unknown), corn crib (date unknown), and barn (c.1850–1860). [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [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 5 June 2013.
  3. Karen C . Clay (May 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rose Hill Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo