Rochambeau Farm

Rochambeau Farm
Location 1080 Manakin Rd., Manakin-Sabot, Virginia
Coordinates 37°38′03″N 77°43′12″W / 37.63417°N 77.72000°W / 37.63417; -77.72000Coordinates: 37°38′03″N 77°43′12″W / 37.63417°N 77.72000°W / 37.63417; -77.72000
Area 35.7 acres (14.4 ha)
Built c. 1855 (1855)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 99000969[1]
VLR # 037-0069
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 5, 1999
Designated VLR September 14, 1998[2]

Rochambeau Farm is a historic home and farm complex located near Manakin-Sabot, Goochland County, Virginia. The main dwelling was built about 1855, and is an "L"-shaped full two-story frame structure set on a common bond brick foundation in the Greek Revival style. It has a low hipped roof and three single story colonnade porches. Also on the property are the contributing Library (c. 1750-1810), the woodshed with a three-hole privy in the rear, the old smokehouse (now farm office) with attached toolshed, lumber shed, the garage, the new smoke house (1917/18), a chicken house, milk cow barn (near ruin), run in shed, two stall horse barn (near ruin) and hay storage barn (1965) with tack room (I 997). One contributing structure and two contributing sites include the original farm house well, the site of the old ice house and the vegetable garden containing an archaeological site.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Joseph P. Weeks and Susan C. Weeks (July 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rochambeau Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photo


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