Faraway Farm

Faraway Farm, also known as the Daniel Ropp House, is a historic home located near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It was built about 1865 and is a two-story, "L"-shaped brick dwelling. It is five bays wide and the ell is four bays long with a two-story recessed porch. The entrance features a one bay, one story pedimented portico with plain balusters and column shafts with chamfered edges, known as a "West Virginia Porch."[2]

Faraway Farm
Faraway Farm is located in West Virginia
Faraway Farm
Faraway Farm is located in the United States
Faraway Farm
LocationWV 8, near Martinsburg, West Virginia
Coordinates39°32′55″N 77°56′23″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1865
Architectural styleWest Virginia Porch
MPSBerkeley County MRA
NRHP reference No.80004432 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Don C. Wood (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Faraway Farm" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.


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