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Farmer's Rest

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Area
  
26 acres (11 ha)

NRHP Reference #
  
15000015

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival

Added to NRHP
  
February 13, 2015

Farmer's Rest

Location
  
9341 Varina Rd., near Henrico, Virginia

Farmer's Rest is a historic plantation property at 9341 Varina Road in Henrico County, Virginia. The 26-acre (11 ha) property's farm complex includes a brick Greek Revival house, a smokehouse/workshop, chicken coop, and barn. Other resources include the family cemetery of the Bullington family, early owners of the land, and the extensive archaeological remains of a former slave quarters. The main house is a well-preserved example of Greek Revival architecture, having retained much of its interior woodwork, flooring and plaster.

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

References

Farmer's Rest Wikipedia