Bel Aire is a historic home and farm located near

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. It was built about 1825, and is a -story, four bay brick double-pile dwelling in the Federal style. It features an original flat-roof

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and side gable roof. It has a shed-roof addition dating to about 1860 or 1870, and a one-story sunroom addition, dated to about 1980. Also on the property are a contributing

chicken coop Poultry farming is the form of animal husbandry which raises poultry, domesticated birds such as chickens, Domestic duck, ducks, turkey (domesticated), turkeys and domesticated goose, geese to produce chicken meat, meat or Egg as food, eggs for ...

corn crib A corn crib or corncrib is a type of granary used to dry and store corn. It may also be known as a cornhouse or corn house. Overview After the harvest and while still on the cob, corn is placed in the crib either with or without the husk. The ...

, garage, and family

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. The property is associated with the prominent Virginia Michie family and documented as James H. Michie, owner. an
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in 2007.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Federal architecture in Virginia Houses completed in 1825 Houses in Albemarle County, Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Albemarle County, Virginia {{AlbemarleCountyVA-NRHP-stub