Riverside Farm | |
![]() One of the tenant houses | |
Location | 6840 Patrick Henry Hwy., near Roseland, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°45′10″N 78°59′15″W / 37.75278°N 78.98750°W |
Area | 295 acres (119 ha) |
Built | 1841 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 15001040 [1] |
VLR No. | 062-0096 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | February 2, 2016 |
Designated VLR | December 12, 2015 [2] |
Riverside Farm is a historic farm complex in rural western Nelson County, Virginia. It is located on the south side of Patrick Henry Highway ( Virginia State Route 151) west of Roseland, on the western shore of the Tye River. Set on 295 acres (119 ha), it has a history dating to the early-to-mid 19th century, with the main farm complex set near the center of rolling fields. The main house is an 1841 late Federal period wood-frame house, and it is surrounded by a variety of domestic and agricultural outbuildings, including an ice house, poultry house, and smokehouse, all from the 1840s. Near the road stands a secondary complex that includes a mid-19th century tenant house. Development on the farm apparently began between 1831 and 1835 by James D. Goodwin. [3]
The farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. [1]