Walnut Grove (Bristol, Virginia)

Walnut Grove
Location 14081 Lee Highway, Bristol, Virginia
Coordinates 36°38′22″N 82°7′6″W / 36.63944°N 82.11833°WCoordinates: 36°38′22″N 82°7′6″W / 36.63944°N 82.11833°W
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1815
Architectural style Georgian
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 04000840[1]
VLR # 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 home 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

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Paul Hardin Kapp (January 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Walnut Grove". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos