Rochambeau Farm Explained

Rochambeau Farm
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:September 14, 1998[1]
Designated Other1 Number:037-0069
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:1080 Manakin Rd., Manakin-Sabot, Virginia
Coordinates:37.6342°N -77.72°W
Built:c.
Architect:Bowles and Cres
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:August 5, 1999
Refnum:99000969

Rochambeau Farm is a historic home and farm complex located near Manakin-Sabot, Goochland County, Virginia. The main dwelling was built about 1855, and is an L-shaped full two-story frame structure set on a common bond brick foundation in the Greek Revival style. It has a low hip roof and three single-story colonnade porches.

Also on the property are the contributing library (c. 1750–1810), the woodshed with a three-hole privy in the rear, the old smokehouse (now farm office) with attached toolshed, lumber shed, the garage, the new smoke house (1917/18), a chicken house, milk cow barn (near ruin), run-in shed, two-stall horse barn (near ruin), and hay storage barn (1965) with tack room (1997). One contributing structure and two contributing sites include the original farm house well, the site of the old ice house and the vegetable garden, containing an archaeological site.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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: Rochambeau Farm . Joseph P. Weeks and Susan C. Weeks. July 1998 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photo