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Spring Valley Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Northeast of Union on U.S. Route 219, Union, West Virginia
Coordinates	37°41′1″N 80°27′30″W / 37.68361°N 80.45833°W / 37.68361; -80.45833
Area	12.7 acres (5.1 ha)
Built	1793
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	74002017, 92000901
Added to NRHP	December 30, 1974, boundary increase July 16, 1992

Spring Valley Farm, also known as the Richard Dickson Farm, is a historic home and farm located near Union, Monroe County, West Virginia. The main house began as a two-story log cabin built in 1793. The main, or big, house was added to the original log unit between 1837 and 1841. It is a two-story building with large brick chimneys on either end of its gently sloping gable roof. The front facade features a two-story porch that extends the entire length of the main unit. The porch has plain white wood columns with a Chinese Chippendale style railing on the second floor. Also on the property are a variety of contributing outbuildings including the Shop and Root Cellar (c. 1840), 1834 Well, Smoke House or Meat House (1840), Granary (c. 1870), the Old Stable (c. 1780), Cattle Barn (c. 1905), Second Creek Fort Well (c. 1780), Horse Barn (1905), Old Garage (1930), Machine Shed (1915), and Old Log Building (c. 1800).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, with a boundary increase in 1992.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. C.E. Turley and James E. Harding (September 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Spring Valley Farm" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
3. unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Spring Valley Farm" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.

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