Wolftrap Farm

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Wolftrap Farm
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LocationNorthwest of Smithfield, Virginia, off Emmanuel Church Road
Coordinates 36°59′52″N76°41′50″W / 36.99778°N 76.69722°W / 36.99778; -76.69722
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1820 (1820)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 74002132 [1]
VLR No.046-0070
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1974
Designated VLRSeptember 17, 1974 [2]
Removed from NRHPSeptember 18, 2017

Wolftrap Farm was a historic home located near Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The house was built about 1820, and is a 2+12-story, three-bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It was a one-story rear elevation surmounted by a double tier of dormer windows. The house has a double-pile, hall-parlor plan and measures approximately 32 feet, 6 inches, square. [3] The house has been dismantled. [4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, and was delisted in 2017 [1]

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References

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  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wolftrap Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. Smithfield Times