Smithfield (Rosedale, Virginia) facts for kids
Smithfield
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Location | Northwestern side of U.S. Route 19, 3 mi. SW of Rosedale, near Rosedale, Virginia |
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Area | 980 acres (400 ha) |
Built | 1848 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Central passage plan |
NRHP reference No. | 94000988 |
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Added to NRHP | August 16, 1994 |
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
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