{"nrhp_refnum":"07000051","name":"Homestead Dairy Barns","other_names":["Homestead Dairy barns Historic District","DHR File#008-5026"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"USS 220","address_restricted":false,"city":"Warm Springs","county":"Bath County","state":"VA","lat":38.04911953000004,"lon":-79.78281532779835,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-02-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A district of seven contributing buildings on a twelve-acre site at the eastern edge of Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia, built in 1928 by the Virginia Hot Springs Company as the dairy complex serving The Homestead resort.","why_significant":"The nomination finds the complex locally significant under Criterion C for architecture. It is a cohesive, well-preserved group of early-twentieth-century white stucco buildings with green trim that blends Colonial Revival and Craftsman elements. The buildings kept a high degree of integrity despite changes made as agricultural practices evolved. Criterion A was not pursued because the dairy does not solely represent Virginia's agricultural industry.","narrative":"Built in 1928 by the Virginia Hot Springs Company, the Homestead Dairy Barns are a group of seven buildings on a twelve-acre rise at the eastern edge of Warm Springs in Bath County, Virginia. They supplied milk and other farm products to The Homestead resort. A Main Barn with attached tile silos anchors the complex, with a Bottling Building, Milking Barn, Calving Barn and Ham House arranged around it. The Herdsman's Cottage and Bull Barn sit on a knoll across the farm road. All are painted white with dark green trim, mostly stucco over frame or concrete block, with metal shingle roofs. Colonial Revival and Craftsman details appear throughout, including semi-elliptical vents with wooden keystones and Dutch doors. The complex was found significant for its architecture and its well-preserved, cohesive layout, which reflects dairying practice of the second quarter of the twentieth century. Some buildings have been altered, including a 1960s addition to the Ham House and the conversion of the Bull Barn to living quarters.","period_of_significance":"1928 - 1956","architect_builder":"Virginia Hot Springs Company","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival; Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Current function is listed as vacant. The Bull Barn has been renovated as living quarters and the Herdsman's Cottage has a recent addition. Commercial dairying ended in the 1970s.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:03.1802-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/8/6797/41679708/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/07000051.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000051/2f21c6ef41-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000051/2f21c6ef41-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Homestead_dairy_bottling_building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Homestead_dairy_bottling_building.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"100002991","name":"Warm Springs and West Warm Springs Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/virginia/warm-springs-and-west-warm-springs-historic-district-100002991/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41679708","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestead_Dairy_Barns","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712568"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/bath-county/homestead-dairy-barns-07000051/"}