023-0005

Farley

VLR Listing Date

10/21/1975

NRHP Listing Date

05/06/1976

NRHP Reference Number

76002100

Farley’s frame mansion is among the most imposing of the plantation houses built for Tidewater families who moved to the Piedmont after the Revolution. Originally a Beverley family property called Sans Souci, the Culpeper County tract was purchased in 1801 by William Champe Carter of Albemarle County, who renamed it for his wife, Maria Byrd Farley Carter and built the house soon after. With its stately façade marked by three pedimented pavilions, the house is an impressive Virginia interpretation of English neoclassicism. Inside is a formal suite of four reception rooms with original woodwork. In 1863 Farley was purchased by Franklin P. Stearns, a Vermont-born businessman. That same year the house was commandeered by Gen. John Sedgwick for a Union headquarters during the battle of Brandy Station. Farley stood empty for many years but was meticulously restored in the 1980s.

Last Updated: April 20, 2024

Many properties listed in the registers are private dwellings and are not open to the public, however many are visible from the public right-of-way. Please be respectful of owner privacy.

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

For additional information Read

Nomination Form

023-0018

Rose Hill

Culpeper (County)

023-0053

Brandy Station Battlefield

"Virginia's Lost" Delisted Landmarks

204-5097

Culpeper Municipal Electric Plant and Waterworks

Culpeper (County)