Bloomsbury Farm
National Register of Historic Places

Bloomsbury Farm

Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
Listed
February 16, 2017
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
00000479

About this property

Bloomsbury Farm (also known as Harris Farm) was an 18th-century timbered framed house, one of the oldest privately owned residences in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The house was originally built by the Robinson family sometime between 1785 and 1790. It was architecturally significant for its eighteenth-century construction methods and decorative elements. The surrounding location is also significant as the site of the last engagement between Confederate and Union forces in the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse on May 19, 1864. Bloomsbury Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in May 2000. The house was demolished in December 2014 by Leonard Atkins, a nearby resident who purchased the property in November 2014 ostensibly to restore it. Atkins cited the building's supposedly poor condition and public safety as the reasons for the abrupt demolition, and he planned to replace the historic house with a new one commensurate in style and value with the modern houses in the surrounding development in which he lives. The farm was removed from the National Register in 2017.

Location

Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
38.23534, -77.56583
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Spotsylvania Court House Historic District
Listed
2.4 mi
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Industrial
2.7 mi
Fairview
Industrial
2.8 mi
Kenmore
Industrial
3.8 mi
Massaponax Baptist Church
Industrial
4.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Spotsylvania — Upton's Assault on Mule Shoe (May 10, 1864)
1864Civil War
0.6 mi
Spotsylvania — Bloody Angle: Night Attack of May 12 (May 12-13, 1864)
1864Civil War
0.6 mi
Spotsylvania — May 18 Second Grand Assault
1864Civil War
0.6 mi
Spotsylvania — Lee to the Rear at the Bloody Angle
1864Civil War
0.6 mi
Ny River Engagements
1864Civil War
0.7 mi

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When was Bloomsbury Farm listed on the National Register?

Bloomsbury Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 2017.

What type of historic resource is Bloomsbury Farm?

Bloomsbury Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Bloomsbury Farm?

The period of significance for Bloomsbury Farm is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1785.

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