Farmington (St. Stephens Church, Virginia)
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Farmington | |
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| Location | 1.5 mi. SE of jct. of VA 14 and US 360, S side, near St. Stephens Church, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′51″N 77°02′09″W / 37.78083°N 77.03583°WCoordinates: 37°46′51″N 77°02′09″W / 37.78083°N 77.03583°W |
| Area | 515 acres (208 ha) |
| Built | c. 1795, 1859-1860 |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 95000243[1] |
| VLR # | 049-0023 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 17, 1995 |
| Designated VLR | January 15, 1995[2] |
Farmington is a historic plantation house located near St. Stephens Church, King and Queen County, Virginia. The original structure was built about 1795, and later enlarged and modified to its present form in 1859-1860. It is a large two-story frame house, with a low-pitch hipped roof and deep eaves. It has a two-story rear addition on the building's southwest side and a one-story addition on the southeast side. Also on the property are a contributing large braced-frame barn, a weaving house, and an overseer's house.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Kent Romska and Gary Stanton (November 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Farmington" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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