Rose Hill Farm is a historic home and farm located near Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. It is a vernacular Federal style, 2+1⁄2-story brick and stucco structure built about 1819. The earliest section was built about 1797, and began as a three-room-plan, 1+1⁄2-story, log structure built upon a limestone foundation. About 1850, the house was enhanced with vernacular Greek Revival-style elements. Also on the property are a contributing summer kitchen (c. 1862), cistern (date unknown), corn crib (date unknown), and barn (c.1850–1860).[3]
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| Location | 1985 Jones Rd., near Winchester, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°9′00″N 78°12′59″W / 39.15000°N 78.21639°W |
| Area | 300 acres (120 ha) |
| Built | c. 1797, c. 1819, c. 1850 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000149[1] |
| VLR No. | 034-0115 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 21, 1997 |
| Designated VLR | June 19, 1996[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[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 5 June 2013.
- ^ Karen C . Clay (May 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rose Hill Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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