Preston House (Saltville, Virginia)
Preston House | |
 Site of the house | |
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| Location | VA 107, Saltville, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°52′15″N 81°45′43″W / 36.87083°N 81.76194°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | c. 1795 |
| Built by | Irby, Francis; Dungan, Jesse |
| NRHP reference No. | 76002120[1] |
| VLR No. | 086-0006 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1976 |
| Designated VLR | [2] |
The Preston House, also known as the Palmer House, was a historic home located at Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1795. It was a two-story, gable-roofed, double-pile frame structure covered with beaded weatherboard. It consisted of a two-story, five bay center section flanked by later, and lower, two-story, three bay flanking wings. The house was built by lawyer and politician Francis Preston (1765–1836), whose family owned the salt works. The house was destroyed in 1978.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Preston House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Greek Revival houses in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1842
- Houses in Smyth County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Smyth County, Virginia
- Preston family of Virginia
- Blue Ridge Highlands, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs