Prestwould

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Prestwould
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
HABS photo
HABS photo
Nearest city: Clarksville, Virginia
Area: 46 acres[1]
Built/Founded: 1795
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): No Style Listed
Designated as NHL: July 31, 2003[2]
Added to NRHP: October 01, 1969[3]
NRHP Reference#: 69000260
Governing body: Private

Prestwould is a historic home near Clarksville, Virginia. It is the most intact and best documented plantation surviving in Southside Virginia.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2003.[2][1][4]

It is located on the north side of the Roanoke River, .1 mile inland, approximately .6 miles southwest of the intersection of Route 15 and Route 701, and approximately one mile north of Clarksville's city limits.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Hudgins, Carter L., Edward Chappell, and John H. Sprinkle, Jr. (September 1, 2001), National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: PrestwouldPDF (32 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 17 photos, exterior and interior, from 2001 and 2002PDF (32 KB)
  2. ^ a b Prestwould. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
  3. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  4. ^ a b Staff, Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, James W. Moody, Jr., Director (April 28, 1969), National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: PrestwouldPDF (32 KB), National Park Service 

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