James Charlton Farm Explained

James Charlton Farm
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 20, 1989[1]
Designated Other1 Number:060-0137
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:VA 666, 1.3 mi. SW of VA 724, Radford, Virginia
Coordinates:37.0983°N -80.4983°W
Architecture:Four-room plan
Added:November 13, 1989
Refnum:89001816

James Charlton Farm is a historic home located near Radford, Montgomery County, Virginia. The house dates to the early-19th century, and is a two-story, square, log dwelling with a four-room plan. It is sheathed in weatherboard, and features a pair of coursed rubble double-shouldered chimneys linked by a stone wall approximately five feet high. Also on the property are the contributing coursed rubble stone chimney, a board-and-batten meathouse, a frame drive-through corn crib, a frame barn, and two frame garages.[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.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James Charlton Farm. Gibson Worsham. January 1988. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo