Fancy Farm (Bedford, Virginia)

Fancy Farm
Location On VA 43, N of jct. with VA 682, near Bedford, Virginia
Coordinates 37°23′53″N 79°33′24″W / 37.39806°N 79.55667°W / 37.39806; -79.55667Coordinates: 37°23′53″N 79°33′24″W / 37.39806°N 79.55667°W / 37.39806; -79.55667
Area 15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built c. 1785 (1785)
Architectural style Georgian, Late Georgian
NRHP reference # 72001384[1]
VLR # 009-0031
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 7, 1972
Designated VLR July 6, 1971[2]

Fancy Farm is a historic plantation house located at Kelso Mill, near Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia. It was built about 1785, and is a two-story, five bay brick dwelling in the Late Georgian style. It has a metal gable roof and two interior end chimneys. The interior features original woodwork. The house was restored in 1969-1971. Also on the property are a contributing brick storehouse, a frame kitchen with a stone chimney, and a frame quarters also with a stone chimney. The property features a panorama of the Peaks of Otter. Fancy Farm was used as the headquarters of Union General David Hunter in his Lynchburg campaign during the Valley Campaigns of 1864.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[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 2013-05-12.
  3. ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (June 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fancy Farm" (PDF). and Accompanying photo


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