Fleetwood Farm

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Fleetwood Farm
FLEETWOOD FARM, LOUDOUN COUNTY.jpg
Fleetwood Farm is located in Northern Virginia
Fleetwood Farm
Nearest cityArcola, Virginia
Coordinates38°59′19.83″N 77°33′44.27″W / 38.9888417°N 77.5622972°W / 38.9888417; -77.5622972Coordinates: 38°59′19.83″N 77°33′44.27″W / 38.9888417°N 77.5622972°W / 38.9888417; -77.5622972
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Built1775
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.90002172[1]
VLR No.053-0629
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 1991
Designated VLRDecember 12, 1989[2]

Fleetwood Farm, also known as Peggy's Green, is a Federal style house in Loudoun County, Virginia. The house is conjectured to have been built around 1775 by William Ellzey, a lawyer originally from Virginia's Tidewater region. The house is an unusual example of post-and-beam construction in a region where stone or brick construction is more usual.

The house is a 2-1/2 story post-and-beam framed structure on a stone foundation and basement. The frame is infilled with brick nogging and covered with weatherboarding. The weatherboards are covered with stucco. The main block is three bays with a small entry porch supported by Tuscan columns. A one-story frame addition extends to the west. The interior was originally arranged on a side-passage plan, which has since been altered. The house features extensive wainscoting. The main parlor features full-height paneling. A second wing was added in 1984. The stucco is believed to have been installed in the 1930s or 1940s. A dining room is also accessed from the side hall. The second floor of the main house has two bedrooms.[3]

The property includes three contributing outbuildings: a smokehouse, springhouse and barn. The house and outbuildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 1, 1991.[1]

References[]

  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 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Kozco, Carol (May 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Fleetwood Farm" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
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