Smithfield Farm
National Register of Historic Places

Smithfield Farm

Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia
Listed
February 16, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
01000148

About this property

Smithfield Farm is a historic plantation house and farm located near Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia, United States. The manor house was completed in 1824, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling in the Federal style. It has a low-hipped roof and front and rear porticos. Also on the property are a schoolteacher's residence and a combination farm office and a summer kitchen, each with stepped parapet faҫades. Also on the property are the contributing large brick bank barn (1822), a brick equipment shed, a slave quarters, and a stone stable, all built around 1820, and a wooden barn (c. 1830). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Presently the house is a popular bed & breakfast, and home to organic farmer and New York Times best-selling author Forrest Pritchard, son of Ruth Smith Pritchard, owner of the bed and breakfast and a direct descendant of the original owners of Smithfield.

Location

568 Smithfield Ln.
Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia
39.17308, -77.89925

Categories

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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 Smithfield Farm listed on the National Register?

Smithfield Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Smithfield Farm?

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

What is the period of significance for Smithfield Farm?

The period of significance for Smithfield Farm is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1820.

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