Sunnyside
National Register of Historic Places

Sunnyside

Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia
Listed
November 27, 2004
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
04001274

About this property

Sunnyside, also known as Sunnyside Farms, is a historic farm complex and national historic district located at Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia. It encompasses 13 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites, and 2 contributing structures. The main house was constructed in four distinct building phases from about 1785 to 1996. The oldest section is a two-story single-pile log structure with a hall-parlor plan, with a 1 1/2-story stone kitchen added about 1800. In addition to the main house, the remaining contributing resources include five dwellings (one of which is a stone slave quarters), two smokehouses, a root cellar, a chicken coop, a spring house, two cemeteries, a silo, a workshop, a stone foundation for a demolished house, stone walls, and a shed. The farm is the location of the first commercial apple orchard in Rappahannock County, Virginia, established in 1873. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Location

186 Sunnyside Orchard Ln.
Washington, Rappahannock County, Virginia
38.74400, -78.16113

Categories

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Sources

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When was Sunnyside listed on the National Register?

Sunnyside was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Sunnyside?

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

What is the period of significance for Sunnyside?

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

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