Wall Brook Farm

Wall Brook Farm
Location 967 Longs Rd., near Luray, Virginia
Coordinates 38°37′52″N 78°32′43″W / 38.63111°N 78.54528°W / 38.63111; -78.54528Coordinates: 38°37′52″N 78°32′43″W / 38.63111°N 78.54528°W / 38.63111; -78.54528
Area 88 acres (36 ha)
Built 1824 (1824)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 02001375[1]
VLR # 069-0011
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 22, 2002
Designated VLR September 11, 2002[2]

Wall Brook Farm is a historic home and farm complex located near Luray, Page County, Virginia. The farmhouse was built about 1824, and is a two-story, six bay, Federal style brick dwelling with a gable roof. It has a center-passage-plan and 1 1/2-story frame addition linked to a gambrel-roofed garage. The front facade features a full-facade one-story front porch. Located on the property are the contributing meathouse / wash house (c. 1890), wall and foot bridge, barn (1870s), dairy barn and milkhouse (c. 1950), shed (c. 1950), and the Brubaker Cemetery.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[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 5 June 2013.
  3. J. Daniel Pezzoni (May 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wall Brook Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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