Falkland (Redd Shop, Virginia)

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Falkland
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LocationNorthwest of Meherrin, Virginia, on Falkland Road
Coordinates 37°7′51″N78°24′32″W / 37.13083°N 78.40889°W / 37.13083; -78.40889
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Builtc. 1750 (1750)/1815
NRHP reference No. 79003071 [1]
VLR No.073-0039
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1979
Designated VLRMarch 20, 1979 [2]

Falkland is a historic plantation house located at Redd Shop, Prince Edward County, Virginia. It was built about 1750, and the frame dwelling consists of a two-story, four-bay, central block with one-story flanking wings. It has a hall-and-parlor plan. A two-story, two-bay frame rear ell was added in the 1850s. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [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. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (March 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Falkland" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo