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Historic house in Virginia, United States United States historic place
Smithfield Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Smithfield, April 2013
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Location568 Smithfield Ln., near Berryville, Virginia
Coordinates39°10′15″N 77°54′02″W / 39.17083°N 77.90056°W / 39.17083; -77.90056
Area347 acres (140 ha)
Builtc. 1820 (1820)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.01000148
VLR No.021-0349
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 2001
Designated VLRMarch 15, 2000

Smithfield Farm is a historic plantation house and farm located near Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia, United States. The manor house was completed in 1824, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling in the Federal style. It has a low-hipped roof and front and rear porticos. Also on the property are a schoolteacher's residence and a combination farm office and a summer kitchen, each with stepped parapet faҫades. Also on the property are the contributing large brick bank barn (1822), a brick equipment shed, a slave quarters, and a stone stable, all built around 1820, and a wooden barn (c. 1830).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Presently the house is a popular bed & breakfast, and home to organic farmer and New York Times best-selling author Forrest Pritchard, son of Ruth Smith Pritchard, owner of the bed and breakfast and a direct descendant of the original owners of Smithfield.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Edward Pritchard (December 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Smithfield Farm" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo
  4. "Best Sellers - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
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