Smithfield is a historic home and farm and national historic district located near Rosedale in Russell County, Virginia, United States. The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings and 5 contributing sites. The main house dates to the 1850s, and is a two-story, five-bay, central passage plan, brick Greek Revival style dwelling. Among the other buildings in the district are a brick spring house, a brick acetylene house, frame meat house, a former school house, frame horse barn, frame sheep barn, cow barn, a milking parlor, and a shop. The contributing sites include an earlier house seat, three cemeteries, and the site of a slave house.[3]
Smithfield | |
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| Location | Northwestern side of U.S. Route 19, 3 mi. SW of Rosedale, near Rosedale, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°57′19″N 81°58′59″W / 36.95528°N 81.98306°W |
| Area | 980 acres (400 ha) |
| Built | 1848 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Central passage plan |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000988[1] |
| VLR No. | 083-0012 |
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| Added to NRHP | August 16, 1994 |
| Designated VLR | June 15, 1994[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- ^ Gibson Worsham (February 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Smithfield" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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