River House (Virginia) Explained

River House
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:October 20, 1993[1]
Designated Other1 Number:021-0064
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:US 17/50, 2.5 mi. E of Millwood, near Millwood, Virginia
Coordinates:39.0406°N -78.0025°W
Architecture:Early Republic, Vernacular Federal
Added:December 23, 1993
Refnum:93001440
Nrhp Type2:indcp
Partof:Greenway Historic District
Partof Refnum:93001133
Designated Nrhp Type2:November 4, 1993

River House, also known as The Ferry Farm, is a historic plantation house located near Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia. It was built about 1820, and is a two-story, five-bay, rubble limestone dwelling in a vernacular Federal-style. It has a gable roof with wide interior-end chimneys. Also on the property is a rare three-part slave or servants' house and an early smokehouse.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It is located in the Greenway Historic District.

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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: River House . Calder Loth . August 1993 . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo