Pop Castle

Pop Castle
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	VA 659 on the Rappahannock River, near White Stone, Virginia
Coordinates	37°38′28″N76°25′32″W / 37.64111°N 76.42556°W / 37.64111; -76.42556
Area	12.1 acres (4.9 ha)
Built	1855 (1855)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	89000505 [1]
VLR No.	051-0075
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 16, 1989
Designated VLR	December 13, 1988 [2]

Pop Castle is a historic plantation house located near White Stone, Lancaster County, Virginia. It was built in 1855, and is a two-story, five-bay, gable roofed frame dwelling with Greek Revival style details. It has a single pile, central passage plan and two exterior end chimneys. It rests partly on the foundations of an 18th-century dwelling. Also on the property are the contributing antebellum granary and a roughly contemporary smokehouse. The property also includes the archaeological remains of most related service structures. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
3. Camille Wells (November 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pop Castle" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo