John K. Beery Farm

John K. Beery Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
John K Beery Farm
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Location	North of Harrisonburg off VA 42, near Edom, Virginia
Coordinates	38°30′43″N 78°51′33″W
Area	120 acres (49 ha)
Built	1838 (1838)
Built by	Beery, John K.
NRHP reference No.	73002058[1]
VLR No.	082-0002
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 19, 1973
Designated VLR	July 17, 1973[2]

John K. Beery Farm is a historic home and farm complex located near Edom, Virginia, United States. The main house dates to 1838, and consists of a two-story, five-bay, central-hall plan, main section with a one-story, three-bay east wing. The main section measures 50 feet wide and 18 feet deep and features a long one-story, late-19th century porch. Also on the property are a number of contributing outbuildings including a stone bank barn, loom house, spring house, wash house / kitchen, granary, sheds, and an outhouse. The meeting room in the east wing of the house served a large congregation of Mennonites for a number of years. John K. Berry was a descendant of Swiss settlers in Pennsylvania.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John K. Beery Farm" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo