Crabtree–Blackwell Farm Explained

Crabtree–Blackwell Farm
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 17, 1974[1]
Designated Other1 Number:095-0076
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:1 mi. S of Blackwell on SR 686, near Blackwell, Virginia
Coordinates:36.8169°N -81.8525°W
Architecture:Appalachian vernacular
Added:April 1, 1975
Refnum:75002041

Crabtree–Blackwell Farm is a historic farm located near Blackwell, Washington County, Virginia. The main house is a "saddlebag" type building with 2 1/2-story pens connected by a central limestone rubble chimney stack. The remaining Appalachian vernacular contributing resources are a spring house or milkhouse and log hay barn. The farm is representative of mountain folk culture.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 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: Crabtree–Blackwell Farm. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. December 1974. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo