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Buena Vista Farms

United States historic place


Buena Vista Farms
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


39°7′47″N 78°57′2″W / 39.12972°N 78.95056°W / 39.12972; -78.95056
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1836
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
MPS	South Branch Valley MRA
NRHP reference No.	85001594^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 10, 1985

Buena Vista Farms is a historic home located near Old Fields, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

The main house at Buena Vista Farms was built in 1836 and is a brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. Also on the property is a large Gothic Revival style frame bank barn dated to 1904. The house is one of four significant Van Meter family dwellings — the others being Traveler's Rest, Fort Pleasant, and the Garrett VanMeter House.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Paula S. Reed (August 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Buena Vista Farms" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-08-03.