Frederick County Poor Farm Explained

Frederick County Poor Farm
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 16, 1993[1]
Designated Other1 Number:034-0099
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:VA 654 E side, S of jct. with VA 679, Round Hill, Virginia
Coordinates:39.2122°N -78.2233°W
Architecture:Federal
Added:August 12, 1993
Refnum:93000823

Frederick County Poor Farm, also known as the Frederick County Poorhouse, is a historic poor farm complex located at Round Hill, Frederick County, Virginia. The main building, erected in 1820, is a Federal style building that consists of a two-story brick main block and original lateral one-story brick wings with gable roofs. A nearly identical building is at the Shenandoah County Farm. Also on the property are a contributing brick spring house, secondary dwelling, blacksmith shop, storage building, poultry house, and board-and-batten outbuilding. The Frederick County Poor Farm remained open until 1947.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

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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: Frederick County Poor Farm . Jeffrey M. O'Dell and John S. Salmon. May 1993. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo