Long Valley Farm

Long Valley Farm is a historic farm and national historic district located in Carvers Creek State Park near Spring Lake in Cumberland County and Harnett County, North Carolina. It encompasses 24 contributing buildings and 5 contributing structures on a winter agricultural estate. The main house is known as the Long Valley Farm Seat, or James Stillman Rockefeller Residence, and was built in 1937–1938. It is a two-story, five bay, Colonial Revival style frame dwelling with one-story wings. Other notable contributing resources are the Mill Pavilion, Mill House and Gates, Pack House, Forge, Great Barn, Overseer's House, Tobacco Barns, Worker's Houses, Springhouse, and Water Tower. Noted financier James Stillman Rockefeller become the full owner of Long Valley Farm in January 1937.[2]

Long Valley Farm
Nearest citySpring Lake, North Carolina
Area1,400 acres (570 ha)
Built1937 (1937)
Built byMcNeill, George
ArchitectHusted, Ellery
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Side-gable frame bldg
Part ofCarvers Creek State Park
NRHP reference No.94000032[1]
Added to NRHPJune 6, 1994

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

See also

Carvers Creek State Park

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood and Margaret Stephenson (August 1993). "Long Valley Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

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