Montrose (McKenney, Virginia)

Montrose
Location 19216 Old White Oak Rd., McKenney, Virginia
Coordinates 37°00′28″N 77°46′39″W / 37.00778°N 77.77750°W / 37.00778; -77.77750Coordinates: 37°00′28″N 77°46′39″W / 37.00778°N 77.77750°W / 37.00778; -77.77750
Area 16.5 acres (6.7 ha)
Built 1828 (1828)
Architectural style Federal, I-house
NRHP Reference # 04000855[1]
VLR # 026-0031
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 11, 2004
Designated VLR June 16, 2004[2]

Montrose is a historic farmhouse located near McKenney, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1828, and is a 1 1/2-story, three-bay, frame structure with a center-hall plan. It has been enlarged at least twice to become "L"-shaped in plan. It features a double-shouldered end chimneys of stone with brick stacks. The interior has Federal style woodwork. It was the birthplace of the Confederate General Roger Atkinson Pryor and long the home of the locally prominent Baskerville family.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ↑ John G. Zehmer, Jr. (March 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Montrose" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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