Renick Farm (Renick, West Virginia)

Renick Farm

Renick Farmhouse, 1974
Location US 219, near jct. of WV 9 and US 219, near Renick, West Virginia
Coordinates 37°59′0″N 80°21′4″W / 37.98333°N 80.35111°W / 37.98333; -80.35111Coordinates: 37°59′0″N 80°21′4″W / 37.98333°N 80.35111°W / 37.98333; -80.35111
Area 9.2 acres (3.7 ha)
Built 1792
Architectural style Georgian, Federal
NRHP Reference # 96000525[1]
Added to NRHP April 4, 1997

Renick Farm, also known as the William Renick Farm, is a historic home located near Renick, Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The farmhouse was built between 1787 and 1792, and is a two story, limestone dwelling with a gable roof in the Georgian style. A brick Federal style addition was built in 1825, and it features a two story, temple form entrance portico with Doric order columns and Chinese Chippendale railings. Also on the property are a contributing barn (1901) and smoke house (c. 1840).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Paul D. Marshall (December 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Renick Farm" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-03.


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