Fancy Farm (Bedford, Virginia)
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| Location | On VA 43, N of jct. with VA 682, near Bedford, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°23′53″N 79°33′24″W / 37.39806°N 79.55667°W |
| Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Built | c. 1785 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Late Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001384[1] |
| VLR No. | 009-0007 |
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| Added to NRHP | January 7, 1972 |
| Designated VLR | July 6, 1971[2] |
Fancy Farm is a historic plantation house located at Kelso Mill, near Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia. It was built about 1785, and is a two-story, five bay brick dwelling in the Late Georgian style. It has a metal gable roof and two interior end chimneys. The interior features original woodwork. The house was restored in 1969–1971. Also on the property are a contributing brick storehouse, a frame kitchen with a stone chimney, and a frame quarters also with a stone chimney. The property features a panorama of the Peaks of Otter. Fancy Farm was used as the headquarters of Union General David Hunter in his Lynchburg campaign during the Valley Campaigns of 1864.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fancy Farm" (PDF). and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Georgian architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1785
- Houses in Bedford County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Bedford County, Virginia
- 1785 establishments in Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs