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Wythe County Poorhouse Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	VA 2, Peppers Ferry Rd., Wytheville, Virginia
Coordinates	36°58′54″N 81°1′42″W / 36.98167°N 81.02833°W / 36.98167; -81.02833
Area	9.1 acres (3.7 ha)
Built	1858 (1858)
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	00000557
VLR No.	098-0030
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 26, 2000
Designated VLR	December 1, 1999

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.

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

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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
3. Kalli Lucas (September 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wythe County Poorhouse Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo

External links

• "Wythe County Poorhouse Farm," The Mountain Laurel: The Journal of Mountain Life, January 2001.

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