Stoke (Loudoun County, Virginia)

Stoke
Location 23587 Stoke Farm Ln., near Aldie, Virginia
Coordinates 38°57′58″N 77°39′56″W / 38.96611°N 77.66556°W / 38.96611; -77.66556Coordinates: 38°57′58″N 77°39′56″W / 38.96611°N 77.66556°W / 38.96611; -77.66556
Area 165 acres (67 ha)
Built c. 1840 (1840)
Architectural style Greek Revival; Renaissance Revival
NRHP Reference # 15000878[1]
Added to NRHP December 8, 2015

Stoke is a historic farm property at 23587 Stoke Farm Lane in rural Loudoun County, Virginia, near the hamlet of Aldie. Its main house, set one mile down the entrance drive, is an 1840 Greek Revival farmhouse that underwent a major transformation in 1907 in the Renaissance Revival style. The property includes an early 20th-century swimming pool, tennis court, and landscaped garden with wall fountain, in addition to a complex of farm outbuildings, many dating to the 1920s. The gardens were developed by noted horticulturalist Eleanor Truax Harris.[2]

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Stoke" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2015-12-23.


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