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Red Hill Farm (Pedlar Mills, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°33′30″N 79°15′59″W / 37.55833°N 79.26639°W / 37.55833; -79.26639
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Red Hill Farm
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Red Hill Farm (Pedlar Mills, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Red Hill Farm (Pedlar Mills, Virginia)
Red Hill Farm (Pedlar Mills, Virginia) is located in the United States
Red Hill Farm (Pedlar Mills, Virginia)
LocationWest of Pedlar Mills on Minors Branch Road, near Pedlar Mills, Virginia
Coordinates37°33′30″N 79°15′59″W / 37.55833°N 79.26639°W / 37.55833; -79.26639
Area138 acres (56 ha)
Built1824 (1824)-1825
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.80004168[1]
VLR No.005-0014
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 9, 1980
Designated VLRMarch 18, 1980[2]

Red Hill Farm is a historic home located near Pedlar Mills, Amherst County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1824–1825, and is a 2+12-story, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a double-pile, central-hall plan. It measures 55 feet by 42 feet, and has a slate covered hipped roof. Also on the property are a contributing brick kitchen building and "Round Top," the former overseer's residence dating to the late-18th century.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Red Hill Farm" (PDF). and Accompanying photo