National Register of Historic Places

Cleridge

Stephenson, Clarke County, Virginia
Listed
September 7, 2011
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
11000653

About this property

Cleridge, also known as Sunnyside Farm, is a historic home and farm complex located near Stephenson, in Frederick County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1790, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a 2+1⁄2-story, four-bay, brick addition added in 1882–1883. Also on the property are the contributing brick well structure, the frame icehouse/blacksmith shop, a frame carriage house, the brick-entry, a frame poultry house, and a farm manager's house (c. 1815). The cultivated and forested land is considered a contributing agricultural site. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

Location

1649 Old Charles Town Rd.
Stephenson, Clarke County, Virginia
39.22647, -78.06358

Categories

ARCHITECTUREAGRICULTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Cleridge listed on the National Register?

Cleridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 7, 2011.

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Cleridge is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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