Maple Grove Farm is a historic farm property on Boners Run Road in

Shawsville, Virginia Shawsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,310 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Blacksburg– Christiansburg Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of ...

. The farm complex includes an early 20th-century Colonial Revival farmhouse and a number of outbuildings, including a small log house that dates to the early period of the property's agricultural use. The property also includes a small mill complex. The land was part of a large tract given to

Ephraim Vause Ephram Vause (1718–1774) was a noted pioneer of southwestern Virginia, and Fort Vause in present day Shawsville, Virginia, was named after him. "This fort was named for Captain Ephraim Vause who was the first settler in that region. His name h ...

in 1748, and developed later in the 18th century by the Madison family. The property was used for dairy and cattle production for most of the 20th century. The farm was listed on the "

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

"in 1991.

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Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Virginia Colonial Revival architecture in Virginia Buildings and structures completed in 1910 Montgomery County, Virginia {{MontgomeryCountyVA-NRHP-stub

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