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Farmington (St. Stephens Church, Virginia)

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Farmington is a historic plantation house near St. Stephens Church, King and Queen County, Virginia. The original structure was built about 1795 and was later enlarged and modified to its present form in 1859 to 1860. It is a large two-story frame house with a low-pitch hip roof and deep eaves, a two-story rear addition on the southwest side, and a one-story addition on the southeast side. A contributing large braced-frame barn, a weaving house, and an overseer's house also stand on the property. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Plantation House 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Virginia, United States 2
Completed Year
1795 1
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House 1
Building Type (category)
Plantation 1
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Standing 1
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Source Virginia Department of Historic Resources: Farmington (St. Stephens Church, Virginia) (Virginia Landmarks Register 049-0023)

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1. Farmington (St. Stephens Church, Virginia) (Wikipedia)
  • infobox field: built=c. 1795, 1859-1860
  • Lead section
    Farmington is a historic plantation house located near St. Stephens Church, King and Queen County, Virginia.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation house)
    Farmington is a historic plantation house located near St. Stephens Church, King and Queen County, Virginia. The original structure was built about 1795, and later enlarged and modified to its present form in 1859-1860. It is a large two-story frame house, with a low-pitch hip roof and deep eaves. It has a two-story rear addition on the building's southwest side and a one-story addition on the so
  • Uses Element: Timber, Wikipedia lead
    It is a large two-story frame house, with a low-pitch hip roof and deep eaves.
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2. Farmington (St. Stephens Church, Virginia) (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Virginia, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Virginia, United States
Wikidata item Q14712311, property P131/P17 (location): Virginia, United States
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Virginia Department of Historic Resources: Farmington (St. Stephens Church, Virginia) (Virginia Landmarks Register 049-0023)
Virginia Department of Historic ResourcesIn Style: Italianate Architecture, Virginia Landmarks Register description
Quote, In Style: Italianate Architecture, Virginia Landmarks Register description
His son, John N. Ryland, substantially enlarged and remodeled the King & Queen County house in the Italianate style in 1859-60, leaving little trace of the former appearance.
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