Clark Royster House

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Clark Royster House
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Location300 Rose Hill Ave., Clarksville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°37′38″N78°33′29″W / 36.62722°N 78.55806°W / 36.62722; -78.55806 Coordinates: 36°37′38″N78°33′29″W / 36.62722°N 78.55806°W / 36.62722; -78.55806
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference # 96001455 [1]
VLR #192-0071
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1996
Designated VLRJune 19, 1996 [2]

The Clark Royster House is a historic home located at Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, single-pile Federal style brick dwelling. Also on the property are the contributing site of a combined kitchen and slave quarters and an original 65-foot-deep rock well. It was the former home of Clark Royster, founder of the town of Clarksville. [3]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Elizabeth Barthold O'Brien (December 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clark Royster House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo