Estes Farm

6185 Estes Ln., Dyke, Virginia. County/parish: Albemarle.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 17, 2006. NRIS 06000409.

12 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 2 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • VDHR 002-0524

From Wikipedia:

Estes Farm

Estes Farm is a historic home and farm complex located near Dyke, Albemarle County, Virginia. It includes a c. 1840 log dwelling and a c. 1880 wood framed main house, as well as numerous supporting outbuildings including a large barn (c. 1840), an icehouse/well house (c. 1880), a tenant house (c. 1880), the log dwelling (c. 1840), a small hay/tobacco barn (c. 1920), a garage (c. 1900), and three small sheds. Also on the property is a contributing truss bridge (c. 1915). The house is a two-story, three-bay frame I-house building with a hipped roof. A two-story half-hipped central rear ell was added in 1976. It is representative of a transitional Greek Revival / Italianate style. It features a one-story three-bay porch fronting the central entrance, and exterior-end brick chimneys.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679327

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