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Cherry Hill Farmhouse and Barn
Cherry Hill Farmhouse & Barn
Cherry Hill Farmhouse will be open select Saturdays during the summer. Call 703-248-5171 (TTY 711) for more information.
Cherry Hill Farmhouse, with its adjoining barn and park, is a historic family farm managed by the Recreation & Parks Division. The Farmhouse hosts reenactments, concerts, readings, lectures, and teas.
 Built in 1845, the Cherry Hill Farmhouse is a Greek revival-style framed home of its period. Adjacent to City Hall and Cherry Hill Park, Cherry Hill Farm was once a thriving 73-acre farm whose owner, William A. Blaisdell, maintained a stall at Washington's old Centre Market in Washington, D.C. Mr. Blaisdell purchased the farm in 1856, and although it was repeatedly overrun, raided, and requisitioned during the Civil War, it survived almost entirely intact.
 The City of Falls Church owns and maintains the Cherry Hill property. The household's authentic 18th and 19th century furniture and period tools in the 1856 barn are owned and maintained by the Friends of Cherry Hill Foundation. Other historical items include a buggy shed and tackle barn, a corncrib, a well house, and a necessary (pit privy), which are also maintained by the Friends of Cherry Hill Foundation.
The Cherry Hill Farmhouse & Barn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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