Farnley (White Post, Virginia) Explained

Farnley
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 13, 1988[1]
Designated Other1 Number:021-0030
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:VA 658 at VA 622, near White Post, Virginia
Coordinates:39.0281°N -78.1139°W
Built:c. -1820, 1836
Architecture:Federal
Added:November 2, 1989
Refnum:89001914

Farnley is a property that includes two historic plantation houses and a farm located near White Post, Clarke County, Virginia. The Meadows is a brick I-house built sometime between 1815 and 1820. The focal point of the property, however, is its namesake Farnley, a sophisticated Federal-style residence built about 1836. It has a gable roof with wide interior-end chimneys. Also on the property is an assortment of 19th- and 20th-century farm buildings including a stone slave quarters.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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: Farnley . John Salmon and Julie Vosmik. December 1988 . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo