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Twin Oaks Farm

Coordinates: 37°25′44″N 79°37′54″W / 37.42889°N 79.63167°W / 37.42889; -79.63167
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Twin Oaks Farm
Twin Oaks Farm is located in Virginia
Twin Oaks Farm
Twin Oaks Farm is located in the United States
Twin Oaks Farm
LocationVA 2, Bedford County, Virginia
Coordinates37°25′44″N 79°37′54″W / 37.42889°N 79.63167°W / 37.42889; -79.63167
Area158 acres (64 ha)
Builtc. 1850 (1850)
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.01000704[1]
VLR No.009-5273
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 2001
Designated VLRMarch 14, 2001[2]

Twin Oaks Farm is a historic home and farm located in Bedford County, Virginia. It was built about 1850, and is a rambling two-story frame and log farmhouse with Gothic Revival style decorative detailing. It features a frame wraparound porch on the south and west elevations. Also on the property are a contributing dingle dwelling (1930s), spring house (1850s), tenant house (1916), Apple Barn (1916), and chicken coop (1920s). The farm supported cannery production from 1909 to 1937.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Alison Stone Blanton and Anne Stuart Beckett (January 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Twin Oaks Farm" (PDF). and Accompanying photo