Wythe County Poorhouse Farm Explained

Wythe County Poorhouse Farm
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 1, 1999[1]
Designated Other1 Number:098-0030
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:36.9817°N -81.0283°W
Architecture:Queen Anne
Added:May 26, 2000
Refnum:00000557

Wythe County Poorhouse Farm is a historic poor farm complex located at Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia. The poor farm was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1957. It was the second poor farm in Wythe County; the first was in operation from 1825 to 1858. The property includes the contributing Queen Anne style overseer's house (c. 1890s), eight pauper homes (c. 1858), a shed (c. 1920), a spring house (c. 1858), smokehouse (c. 1858), wash house (c. 1858), and chicken coop (c. 1900). The property is open to the public for visitation and historical interpretation.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

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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: Wythe County Poorhouse Farm . Kalli Lucas. September 1999. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo