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44th annual to be
held Oct. 21, 22
By Bette Mahoney
Rappahannock News Writer
Marilyn and David Armor live at Sharp Rock Farm in a valley at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Sharp Rock Farm was named for a sharp rock beside the Hughes River that is now covered by the VDOT bridge on Sharp Rock Road. The Hughes River gently meanders along the property.
It is one of the three homes the public will see during the 44th Annual Dried Flower Sale and House Tour scheduled for the weekend of Oct. 21-22. The Episcopal Churchwomen of Trinity Church, Washington sponsors this Rappahannock County event the third weekend in October each year.
Johannes Yowell built the main house on Sharp Rock Farm in 1865 upon his safe return from the Civil War. A major addition in the early nineteen hundreds doubled the size of the house.
The small 'patent house,' or 'cottage,' to the right of the post bellum farmhouse, dates to around 1790. The original wood flooring remains in this two-story house. Earlier generations of the Yowells had made this cottage its home.
The Yowell family was deeply involved in the founding of Ragged Mountain Church, later called F.T. Baptist Church, in 1778, which was originally located in the field across the river.
The cottage and an additional carriage house have been converted along with the restored farmhouse into an elegant Bed & Breakfast. The Bed & Breakfast has been described by the Washingtonian in 1997 as "one of the six most scenic bed and breakfasts in Virginia."
Daniel Armor, the couple's son, lovingly restored the main farmhouse and other outbuildings. Daniel and his family live on the property
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