Farmington history and house designs

Henrico County records identify 1957 as Farmington’s subdivision-approval year. Surviving advertising names The Five-Forty, Inc. and Commonwealth Homes, Inc. as builders and promotes two designs called The Special and The Regent.

Three recurring floor plans

• The Special: suspected to correspond to the approximately 1,588-square-foot plan.
• The Regent: suspected to correspond to the approximately 1,953-square-foot plan.
• The Commander: suspected to correspond to the approximately 2,228-square-foot plan.

Those model-to-size matches remain working identifications until confirmed by an original brochure, price sheet or floor plan. This section is under continual construction as original records, photographs and resident recollections are verified.

Why the address numbers change

Farmington’s address numbers reflect Henrico County’s geographic property-numbering system rather than the order in which the homes were built. Streets running primarily along one axis generally use numbers in the 1200–1300 range, while streets running along the other axis generally use numbers in the 9100–9400 range. The two patterns place properties within the County’s broader addressing grid and support consistent navigation and emergency response.