Bay Point Farm Explained

Bay Point Farm
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 19, 2003[1]
Designated Other1 Number:133-5049
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:1400 Sleepy Hole Rd., Suffolk, Virginia
Coordinates:36.845°N -76.5167°W
Built:-1925
Architecture:Renaissance
Added:June 23, 2003
Refnum:03000571

Bay Point Farm, also known as the Bay Point Dairy Farm, the Obici House, and Sleepy Hole Golf Course, is an American historic home and dairy farm located at Suffolk, Virginia. The main house is an irregularly planned Italian Renaissance style house overlooking the Nansemond River. It is a two-story, single-family dwelling, with the original section dated to about 1870. The two end blocks were added in 1925 and have hipped roofs. Associated with the house are the garage, a silo, storage building, large farm building, and small shed. Bay Point Farm was the home of Amedeo Obici, the Planters Nut and Chocolate Company founder. Obici purchased Bay Point Farm in 1924 and remained in Suffolk at Bay Point Farm until his death in 1947.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bay Point Farm . Kimble A. David. December 2002. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos