Smithfield
Smithfield is a plantation house in Blacksburg, Virginia, built from 1772 to 1774 by Col. William Preston to be his residence and the headquarters of his farm.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Opening hours: Wednesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
- Email: info@historicsmithfield.org
- Type: Museum
- Description: listed on the NRHP in Montgomery County, Virginia
- Also known as: “Smithfield Plantation”
- Address: 1000 Merry Oak Way, Blacksburg, VA 24060
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hahn Horticulture Garden and Lane Stadium.
Hahn Horticulture Garden
Garden
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Peggy Lee Hahn Horticulture Garden, formerly the Virginia Tech Horticulture Garden, is a horticulture garden located on the Virginia Tech campus on Washington Street SW, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. Hahn Horticulture Garden is situated 2,400 feet east of Smithfield.
Lane Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lane Stadium is a college football stadium in the eastern United States, located on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. Lane Stadium is situated 4,100 feet east of Smithfield.
Sandra D. Thompson Field
Pitch
Photo: Jwalte04, Public domain.
Sandra D. Thompson Field is a stadium located on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia where it is home to the Hokies soccer and lacrosse teams. Built in 2003, the stadium seats 2,500 people and features a regulation size auxiliary field. Sandra D. Thompson Field is situated 3,100 feet east of Smithfield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blacksburg and Miller–Southside Residential Historic District.
Blacksburg
Photo: Smash the Iron Cage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blacksburg is an incorporated town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 44,826 at the 2020 census. Blacksburg and the surrounding county is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of Virginia Tech.
Miller–Southside Residential Historic District
Neighborhood
Miller–Southside Residential Historic District is a national historic district located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 165 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of the town of Blacksburg.
Blacksburg Historic District
Neighborhood
Blacksburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. The district encompasses 137 contributing buildings and 2 contributing sites in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of the town of Blacksburg.
Smithfield
- Categories: plantation, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Montgomery, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.21789° or 37° 13′ 4″ northLongitude
-80.43201° or 80° 25′ 55″ westOperator
Smithfield-Preston FoundationOpen location code
869X6H99+55OpenStreetMap ID
way 1298947248OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7545498
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Urdu—“Smithfield” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “スミスフィールド”
- Urdu: “سمتھفیلڈ”
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