Runnymeade

Runnymeade Farm, Clarke Co, VA offers 285 acres of timeless beauty.  

Breathtaking views surround this private estate with a Federal Style main home circa 1850 with tenant house nearby and farmhand home also on property. Barn, silos, run-in, sturdy wood fence and 2400' of Long Marsh Creek are a few amazing features. 


Runnymeade Converted Slave Quarters 


Converted brick slave quarters-brick 1 1/2 story double-doored building, with single chimney to left.

Clark County Historical Association

21-69 Runnymeade (James Larue House):

Dwelling. Brick (5-course American bond); gable roof (standing-seam metal); 2 stories; 3 bays; 2 interior-end brick chimneys; stepped cornice; sidelights and transom around door; raised stone foundation; 616 windows; jack arches; rear 2-story brick wing with an interior-end brick chimney; 3-bay front porch with Modem Ionic columns and turned balusters; Federal; ca. 1850s (from current owner); architecturally could date to ca. 1830-1850. Contributing building.

Slave Quarters. Brick (5 course-American bond); gable roof (standing-seam metal); 1 1/2 stories; 4 bays; 4-bay porch; interior- end brick chimney; located southeast of house; vernacular; early- to mid- 19th century. Contributing building.

Tenant House. Frame (weatherboard): gable roof (standing-seam metal) 2 stories; 3 bays; central brick chimney; side wing; abandoned; vernacular; ca. 1900. Contributing building .

Root Cellar. 'Rounded roof (formed concrete); random rubble stone foundation; built into side of hill; ca. 1910s. Contributing building.

Machine Shop. Frame (stucco); sliding doors (gable roof (corrugated metal) 1920s. Contributing building.

Meathouse Foundation. Stone foundation for meathouse that has been demolished; mid-19th century. Contributing site.

Foundation. Stone foundation of unknown use in field west of house; late 19th century. Contributing site.

Corncrib. Frame (vertical siding); gable roof (corrugated metal); concrete block foundation; small; ca. 1900. Contributing structure.

Barn. Frame (vertical siding); gable roof (corrugated metal); new concrete block foundation; ca. 1900. Contributing building.

Cattle Shed. Frame (vertical siding); corrugated metal roof; 2 bays; 1985. Noncontributing building.

Hay Shed. 5-bay pole building with corrugated metal gable roof; 1970s. Noncontributing building.

Garage. Concrete block; gable roof (corrugated metal ); 3 bays; 1965. Noncontributing building.

2 Silos. Concrete; ca. 1950. 2 Noncontributing structures

Cattle Shed. 2 bays; shed roof (corrugated metal); metal siding; 1985. Noncontributing building.

Calf Shed. 9 bays; pole building; corrugated metal siding and roof; 1970. Noncontributing building.

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

Section 7 Page -5 1--- Long Marsh Run Rural Historic District Clarke County, Virginia

Clarke County Annals Vol IV Page 196-197

CCHA Proceedings Vol 23