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Rivanna Farm

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Built
  
1839, 1880

VLR #
  
032-0261

Area
  
103 ha

Added to NRHP
  
16 February 2001

NRHP Reference #
  
01000147

Designated VLR
  
December 6, 2000

Architectural style
  
Italianate architecture

Architect
  
D. Wiley Anderson

Rivanna Farm

Location
  
Route 1, near Bremo Bluff, Virginia

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The Rivanna Farm, originally called Eglenton, is a historic home and farm located near Bremo Bluff, Fluvanna County, Virginia. The main house is the work by grassroots builder and architect, Capt. John B. Anderson of Fluvanna Co., father of architect D. Wiley Anderson, who assisted in its construction. It was built in 1880, and is a two-story, frame dwelling in the Italianate style. Also on the property are the contributing kitchen / quarter building, smokehouse, overseer's house, two corncribs, stable, bath house / tool shed, granary, well, and schoolhouse / tenant house. Farm operations started at the Rivanna Farm site in 1839.

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

References

Rivanna Farm Wikipedia