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Frederick County Poor Farm, also known as the Frederick County Poorhouse, is a historic poor farm complex located at Round Hill, Frederick County, Virginia.The main building, erected in 1820, is a Federal style building that consists of a two-story brick main block and original lateral one-story brick wings with gable roofs.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
Varina Farms, also known as Varina Plantation or Varina Farms Plantation or Varina on the James, is a plantation established in the 17th century on the James River about 10 miles (16 km) south of Richmond, Virginia. [3] An 820-acre (330 ha) property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as "Varina
Polyface Farm is a farm located in rural Swoope, Virginia, run by Joel Salatin and his family. The farm is driven using unconventional methods with the goal of "emotionally, economically and environmentally enhancing agriculture". This farm is where Salatin developed and put into practice many of his most significant agricultural methods.
1,213 acres (4.91 km 2) James River: Land's End: King George: 450 acres (1.8 km 2) Rappahannock River: Managed as a waterfowl refuge; hunting not permitted. Mattaponi: Caroline: 2,542 acres (10.29 km 2) [8] Mattaponi River, South River: Mattaponi Bluffs: Caroline: 470 acres (1.9 km 2) Mattaponi River: Merrimac Farm: Prince William: 301 acres (1 ...
Farm in 2017. Llangollen Farm is an historic American horse and cattle farm located in western Loudoun County, Virginia on Trappe Rd. near Upperville at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Eight miles (13 km) from the town of Middleburg, the area is home to a number of prominent Thoroughbred-breeding farms and a large country estates. [1]
Upon their marriage in 1783, Isaac, Sr, gave his son and daughter-in-law – Nelly Conway Madison, sister of the future President – the 483-acre (1.95 km 2) Belle Grove house and grounds. In 1794, construction began on the new mansion, which was completed in three years.
The Spring Hill Farm is a historic farm in Hamilton, Virginia. Dating back to 1830, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The listing included five contributing buildings. [1] The main building has a telescope plan design and is built with Flemish bond brickwork. [1] [3]