21717 Beckley Rd, Flat Top, WV 25841

The Leafie Lilly Harvey Homeplace has been restored by the Workshops of David T. Smith. Filled with its period-style cabinetry, it has been featured in some of the nation's top American Country and home interior journals and compendiums. The landmark was for many years owned by Virgil and Leafie Lilly Harvey, both local educators and two of the region's notable residents. It was purchased in 2006 by David T. and Lora Smith, who have since restored it to its historic condition while adding concealed state-of-the-art amenities and appliances. The 2.8-acre property has been a landmark along rural US-19 since its construction more than a century ago. Surrounded by heirloom plantings of lilac, hydrangea, fruit trees, and other vintage species, and ornamented with a collection of birdhouses, firepits, and antique stone benches provided by the Smiths, "Leafie's Cottage, " as it has most recently been known, continues to attract the attention of passersby. Built in 1900, the four-bedroom, two-bathroom, one-and-a-half story residence has been carefully restored and reconstructed by the Workshops of David T. Smith to embody the region's rural heritage. Its period-style cabinetry and bead-board walls conceal state-of-the-art appliances and utilities, including central air and heat. A 2006-2009 remodel saw the restoration of much of the interior, including the kitchen, which was renovated to the high standards of the workshops. Its exterior boasts all that a farmhouse of the 1900s could offer flagstone walks, a wrap-around porch, a kitchen breezeway adjoining a cellar and wellhouse, and a metal roof that turns the patter of rain into gentle music. A screened porch with a view of the farmland behind the house has been added off the kitchen to the rear of the residence.