Farmington (St. Stephens Church, Virginia) Explained

Farmington
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:January 15, 1995[1]
Designated Other1 Number:049-0023
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.7808°N -77.0358°W
Built:c., 1859-1860
Architecture:Mid 19th Century Revival
Added:March 17, 1995
Refnum:95000243

Farmington is a historic plantation house located near St. Stephens Church, King and Queen County, Virginia. The original structure was built about 1795, and later enlarged and modified to its present form in 1859–1860. It is a large two-story frame house, with a low-pitch hip roof and deep eaves. It has a two-story rear addition on the building's southwest side and a one-story addition on the southeast side. Also on the property are a contributing large braced-frame barn, a weaving house, and an overseer's house.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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: Farmington . Kent Romska and Gary Stanton . November 1993. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo