River House (Virginia)
River House, also known as The Ferry Farm, is a historic plantation house located near Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia. It was built about 1820, and is a two-story, five bay, rubble limestone dwelling in a vernacular Federal-style. It has a gable roof with wide interior-end chimneys. Also on the property is a rare three-part slave or servants' house and an early smokehouse.[3]
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| Location | US 17/50, 2.5 mi. E of Millwood, near Millwood, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°02′26″N 78°00′09″W |
| Area | 17 acres (6.9 ha) |
| Built | c. 1820 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic, Vernacular Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 93001440[1] |
| VLR No. | 021-0064 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 23, 1993 |
| Designated VLR | October 20, 1993[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1] It is located in the Greenway Historic District.
References
- "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.
- Calder Loth (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: River House" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo
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