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 Clapham's Ferry - Leesburg, Virginia Posted by:  BruceS
N 39° 13.297 W 077° 27.876
18S E 287240 N 4344264
Historic farm and ferry landing in rural Loudoun, Virginia
Waymark Code: WMJFR1
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2013
Views: 3
From Wikipedia:
Clapham's Ferry, also known as Spinks Ferry, Lost Corner Farm, and Riverside, is a historic home located near Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. It consists of a 2 1/2-story, three bay, Federal style main block of red sandstone, with a two-story sandstone kitchen addition built about 1849. It has a standing seam metal gable roof. Also on the property are the contributing log kitchen building, meat house, bank barn, corn crib, and tenant house. The property is also historically significant as the site of an early ferry crossing connecting Loudoun County, Virginia, with Maryland.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
The house and out buildings appear to be in very good condition. This is private residence, stop at the gate, good view of the buildings from there.
Street address:
44344 E. Spinks Ferry Rd.
Leesburg, Virginia
County / Borough / Parish: Loudoun
Year listed: 1997
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899
Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation
Current function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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