River House (Virginia)

River House
River House (Virginia) is located in Northern Virginia
River House (Virginia)
Location within Northern Virginia
River House (Virginia) is located in Virginia
River House (Virginia)
Location within Virginia
River House (Virginia) is located in the United States
River House (Virginia)
Location within the United States
LocationUS 17/50, 2.5 mi. E of Millwood, near Millwood, Virginia
Coordinates39°02′26″N 78°00′09″W / 39.04056°N 78.00250°W / 39.04056; -78.00250
Area17 acres (6.9 ha)
Builtc. 1820 (1820)
Architectural styleEarly Republic, Vernacular Federal
Part ofGreenway Historic District (ID93001133)
NRHP reference No.93001440[1]
VLR No.021-0064
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 23, 1993
Designated CPNovember 4, 1993
Designated VLROctober 20, 1993[2]

River House, also known as The Ferry Farm, is a historic plantation house located near Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia. It was built about 1820, and is a two-story, five-bay, rubble limestone dwelling in a vernacular Federal-style. It has a gable roof with wide interior-end chimneys. Also on the property is a rare three-part slave or servants' house and an early smokehouse.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1] It is located in the Greenway Historic District.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ Calder Loth (August 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: River House" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photo
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