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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