Sunnyside, also known as Sunnyside House, Sunnyside Farm, The Sycamores, and Telford, is a historic home located near Lexington,

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. The original section was built about 1790, and is a three-story, five-bay,

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style brick dwelling. A rear wing was added about 1805, parlor addition in the 1840s, the east end addition in the 1860s, projecting gable windows in the 1880s-1890s, and the north and south porches in the 1940s. Also on the property are the contributing cottage (early-19th century), dairy, machine shed,

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, garage, calving barn, and shed. an
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in 2002.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Federal architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1790 Houses in Rockbridge County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Rockbridge County, Virginia 1790 establishments in Virginia {{RockbridgeCountyVA-NRHP-stub