Smithfield (Rosedale, Virginia)

Smithfield

Roadside view of the farmhouse
Location Northwestern side of U.S. Route 19, 3 mi. SW of Rosedale, near Rosedale, Virginia
Coordinates 36°57′19″N 81°58′59″W / 36.95528°N 81.98306°W / 36.95528; -81.98306Coordinates: 36°57′19″N 81°58′59″W / 36.95528°N 81.98306°W / 36.95528; -81.98306
Area 980 acres (400 ha)
Built 1848 (1848)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Central passage plan
NRHP Reference # 94000988[1]
VLR # 083-0012
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 16, 1994
Designated VLR June 15, 1994[2]

Smithfield is a historic home and farm and national historic district located near Rosedale in Russell County, Virginia, United States. The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings and 5 contributing sites. The main house dates to the 1850s, and is a two-story, five-bay, central passage plan, brick Greek Revival style dwelling. Among the other buildings in the district are a brick spring house, a brick acetylene house, frame meat house, a former school house, frame horse barn, frame sheep barn, cow barn, a milking parlor, and a shop. The contributing sites include an earlier house seat, three cemeteries, and the site of a slave house.[3]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Gibson Worsham (February 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Smithfield" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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