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]

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 September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 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