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Smithfield Farm
Smithfield, April 2013
Smithfield Farm is located in Northern Virginia
Smithfield Farm
Smithfield Farm is located in Virginia
Smithfield Farm
Smithfield Farm is located in the United States
Smithfield Farm
Location568 Smithfield Ln., near Berryville, Virginia
Coordinates39°10′15″N 77°54′02″W / 39.17083°N 77.90056°W / 39.17083; -77.90056
Area347 acres (140 ha)
Builtc. 1820 (1820)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.01000148[1]
VLR No.021-0349
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 2001
Designated VLRMarch 15, 2000[2]

Smithfield Farm is a historic plantation house and farm located near Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia. The manor house was completed in 1824, and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling in the Federal-style. It has a low hipped roof and front and rear porticos. Also on the property are the a schoolteacher's residence and a combination farm office and a summer kitchen, each with stepped parapet facades. Also on the property are the contributing large brick bank barn (1822), a brick equipment shed, a slave quarters, and a stone stable, all built around 1820, and a wooden barn (c. 1830).[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1] Presently the house is a popular bed & breakfast, and home to organic farmer and New York Times bestselling author[4] Forrest Pritchard.

References

  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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Edward Pritchard (December 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Smithfield Farm" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo
  4. ^ "Best Sellers - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.


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