McCormick, Cyrus, Farm and Workshop
National Historic Landmark

McCormick, Cyrus, Farm and Workshop

Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge County, Virginia
Listed
October 14, 1966
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
66000846

About this property

The Cyrus McCormick Farm and Workshop is on the family farm of inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick known as Walnut Grove. Cyrus Hall McCormick improved and patented the mechanical reaper, which eventually led to the creation of the combine harvester. The farm is near Steele's Tavern and Raphine, close to the northern border of Rockbridge and Augusta counties in the U.S. state of Virginia, and is currently a museum run by the Virginia Agricultural Experimental Station of Virginia Tech. The museum has free admission and covers 5 acres (2.0 ha) of the initial 532-acre (215.3 ha) farm.

Location

Steele's Tavern, Rockbridge County, Virginia
37.93494, -79.21502

Categories

AGRICULTUREINVENTION
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Sources

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

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When was McCormick, Cyrus, Farm and Workshop listed on the National Register?

McCormick, Cyrus, Farm and Workshop was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1966.

What type of historic resource is McCormick, Cyrus, Farm and Workshop?

McCormick, Cyrus, Farm and Workshop is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is McCormick, Cyrus, Farm and Workshop a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. McCormick, Cyrus, Farm and Workshop has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

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