The Farm (Rocky Mount, Virginia) Explained

The Farm
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:February 21, 1989[1]
Designated Other1 Number:157-0021
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Lawndale Dr., Rocky Mount, Virginia
Coordinates:36.9892°N -79.8929°W
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:November 2, 1989
Refnum:89001910

The Farm is a historic home located at Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia. The house was probably built during the late-18th century, expanded in the 1820s, and heavily remodeled in the Greek Revival style around 1856. It is a two-story, frame dwelling sheathed in weatherboard with a single-pile, central-passage-plan. It features a two-story, projecting front porch. Later additions were made in the late-19th and early-20th century. Also on the property are a contributing one-story brick slave quarters/summer kitchen and the site of a farm office marked by a stone chimney. The house was used as the ironmaster's house for the nearby Washington Iron Furnace.[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: The Farm. David A. Edwards and John S. Salmon. February 1989. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo