The Farm (Rocky Mount, Virginia)

The Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	Lawndale Dr., Rocky Mount, Virginia
Coordinates	36°59′21″N79°53′34″W / 36.98907°N 79.89291°W / 36.98907; -79.89291
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1856 (1856)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	89001910 [1]
VLR No.	157-0021
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 2, 1989
Designated VLR	February 21, 1989 [2]

The Farm is a historic home located at Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia. The house was probably built during the late-18th century, expanded in the 1820s, and heavily remodeled in the Greek Revival style around 1856. It is a two-story, frame dwelling sheathed in weatherboard with a single-pile, central-passage-plan. It features a two-story, projecting front porch. Later additions were made in the late-19th and early-20th century. Also on the property are a contributing one-story brick slave quarters/summer kitchen and the site of a farm office marked by a stone chimney. The house was used as the ironmaster's house for the nearby Washington Iron Furnace. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. ^[1]

References

1. "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 June 5, 2013.
3. David A. Edwards and John S. Salmon (February 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo