Smithfield Farm

Historic house in Virginia, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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).[3]

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Location568 Smithfield Ln., near Berryville, Virginia
Coordinates39°10′15″N 77°54′02″W
Area347 acres (140 ha)
Builtc. 1820 (1820)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.01000148[1]
VLR No.021-0349
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 2001
Designated VLRMarch 15, 2000[2]
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1] Presently the house is a popular bed & breakfast, and home to organic farmer and New York Times best-selling author[4] Forrest Pritchard, son of Ruth Smith Pritchard, owner of the bed and breakfast and a direct descendant of the original owners of Smithfield.

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