Walnut Grove (Bristol, Virginia)
Walnut Grove | |
 Front and western end | |
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| Location | 14081 U.S. Route 11, Bristol, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°38′15.5″N 82°7′6″W / 36.637639°N 82.11833°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | c. 1815 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000840[1] |
| VLR No. | 095-0022 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | June 16, 2004[2] |
Walnut Grove, also known as the Robert Preston House, is a historic plantation house located just outside Bristol in Washington County, Virginia. It was built about 1815, and is a two-story, Georgian style timber-frame dwelling covered with wood weatherboard. The house has a gable roof and has a one-story full-width porch. The Grove was built on the Walnut Grove property in 1857.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[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 5 June 2013.
- ^ Paul Hardin Kapp (January 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Walnut Grove" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
Categories:
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Georgian architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1815
- Houses in Washington County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Virginia
- 1815 establishments in Virginia
- Blue Ridge Highlands, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs