Brook Hill Farm

Brook Hill Farm
Location 0.75 mi. S of jct. of US 221 and VA 643, Forest, Virginia
Coordinates 37°22′07″N 79°22′17″W / 37.36861°N 79.37139°W / 37.36861; -79.37139Coordinates: 37°22′07″N 79°22′17″W / 37.36861°N 79.37139°W / 37.36861; -79.37139
Area 44 acres (18 ha)
Built 1904 (1904)
Architect Webb, Mrs. Graham
Architectural style Queen Anne, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 97000489[1]
VLR # 009-0318
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 6, 1997
Designated VLR September 18, 1996[2]

Brook Hill Farm is a historic home and farm located near Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA. It was built in 1904, and is a 1½-story, frame Queen Anne style dwelling. It incorporates the broad, compact form of the Bungalow / Craftsman style. It has a wraparound porch with Doric order columns. Also on the property are a contributing original icehouse, hog barn, blacksmith's shop and a schoolhouse built in 1909. Historic sites include an old barn site and carriage house site.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1] It is located in the Bellevue Rural Historic District.

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 May 12, 2013.
  3. JoAnne Miller (January 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brook Hill Farm" (PDF). and Accompanying photo


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