Frederick County Poor Farm
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Frederick County Poor Farm, also known as the Frederick County Poorhouse, is a historic poor farm complex located at Round Hill, Frederick County, Virginia. The main building, erected in 1820, is a Federal style building that consists of a two-story brick main block and original lateral one-story brick wings with gable roofs. A nearly identical building is at the Shenandoah County Farm. Also on the property are a contributing brick spring house, secondary dwelling, blacksmith shop, storage building, poultry house, and board-and-batten outbuilding. The Frederick County Poor Farm remained open until 1947.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
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N 39.212222222222 ° | E -78.223333333333 ° |
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Poorhouse Road
Poorhouse Road
22603
Virginia, United States
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