Kennedy–Lunsford Farm
Appearance
Kennedy-Lunsford Farm | |
Location | Approximately .5 mi. S of VA 606, near jct. with VA 604, 1194 Raphine Rd., Raphine, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°56′07″N 79°16′15″W / 37.93528°N 79.27083°W |
Area | 161.7 acres (65.4 ha) |
Built | c. 1775 |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 96000592, 99000140 (Boundary Increase)[1] |
VLR No. | 081-7066 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 7, 1996, February 22, 1999 (Boundary Increase) |
Designated VLR | June 12, 2002[2] |
Kennedy-Lunsford Farm is a historic home, farm, and national historic district located near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. The district encompasses six contributing buildings. They are the main house (c. 1775), plus a large bank barn, a corn crib / machinery shed, a spring house, a chicken coop and a syrup house, all dating from the early-20th century. The main house is a two-story, three-bay, vernacular Georgian style stone dwelling with a gable roof and interior end chimneys. It has a single bay, gable roofed front porch and two-story rear frame ell.[3][4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ William T. Frazier and Lisa Marie Tucker (October 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kennedy-Lunsford Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ Calder Loth (September 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kennedy-Lunsford Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
Categories:
- Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Georgian architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1796
- Houses in Rockbridge County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Rockbridge County, Virginia
- Farms in Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Rockbridge County, Virginia, geography stubs