Glendale Farm
Also known as: VDHR No. 21-34
Why it's listed
Glendale Farm is a working farm in the northwest corner of Clarke County, Virginia, about two miles south of the West Virginia line. Its main building is a two-story, five-bay brick farmhouse built around 1847 by Archibald Bowen, who had owned the land since 1839. The house follows a conservative Georgian double-pile, center-passage plan, with Greek Revival porches and provincial Federal and Greek Revival woodwork inside. Most original trim, floors and stairs survive, including a cherry-railed stair and a pair of black marble parlor mantels with alabaster panels and Gothic arches, a feature not observed elsewhere in an antebellum Virginia house. A brick kitchen/laundry outbuilding with servants' quarters above stands nearby. North of the house is a rare Appalachian double-crib log barn, one of only two antebellum log barns left in the county, along with a corn crib, granary and hog shed. Together these buildings preserve a picture of Lower Shenandoah Valley farm life before the Civil War.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the farm is significant for architecture. The house blends conservative Georgian form with provincial Federal and Greek Revival detail and keeps nearly all of its original fittings, including unusual Gothic Revival black marble mantels with alabaster panels. The double-crib log barn is one of only two antebellum log barns left in the county and a rare survivor in the Shenandoah Valley.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 95000244, listed March 17, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Jct. of VA 761 and VA 632, N side, Berryville |
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| County | Clarke County |
| Listed | March 17, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000244 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1847-1860 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Mid-19th Century: Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The farm is described as excellently maintained and still a working farm of about fifty acres; the farmhouse and farm buildings remain in use. |
| Acreage | 53.3 |
| Coordinates | 39.23057, -78.01263 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 95000244.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14712372
- This listing as JSON
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