005-0023

Kenmore Farm

Amherst (County)

VLR Listing Date

2014-12-11

NRHP Listing Date

2015-02-17

NHL Listing Date

NA

NRHP Reference Number

15000012
DHR's Virginia Board of Historic Resources easement

Kenmore Farm in Amherst County was established in 1856 as a farmstead to raise livestock and crops for subsistence and market, the property features a Greek Revival-style main house. After the Civil War, from 1872 until 1889, new owner Henry Aubrey Strode operated the Kenmore University High School, a respected preparatory school that provided a practical secondary education for young men bound for studies specifically at the University of Virginia. The school was briefly re-opened by Strode’s son, Aubrey Ellis Strode, in 1896 but closed permanently in 1899. In addition to its main house, Kenmore Farm includes a collection of historic outbuildings that recall the property’s uses as an active farm and a one-time preparatory school.

Last Updated: June 2, 2023

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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark

Photo credit: Sandi Esposito, 2014

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