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Long Glade Farm

Coordinates: 38°16′52″N 79°4′20″W / 38.28111°N 79.07222°W / 38.28111; -79.07222
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Long Glade Farm
Barn near the farmhouse
Long Glade Farm is located in Virginia
Long Glade Farm
Long Glade Farm is located in the United States
Long Glade Farm
LocationVA 607, south of the junction with VA 741, near Mount Solon, Virginia
Coordinates38°16′52″N 79°4′20″W / 38.28111°N 79.07222°W / 38.28111; -79.07222
Area104 acres (42 ha)
Built1852 (1852)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.95001560[1]
VLR No.007-0276
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 22, 1996
Designated VLROctober 18, 1995[2]

Long Glade Farm, also known as Short Glade Farm and Springdale Farm, is a historic plantation house and farm located near Mount Solon, Augusta County, Virginia. The house was built in 1852, and a two-story, three-bay, "I-house" form brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It has an original rear ell. The front facade features a reconstructed front porch with Doric order columns and a balustrade. Also on the property are a contributing meat house, former slaves quarters, a corn crib, a bank barn, a pig house, and a family cemetery.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ William T. Frazier and Lisa Marie Tucker (August 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Long Glade Farm" (PDF). Alternate URL and Accompanying photo