Walnut Grove (Bristol, Virginia)

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Walnut Grove
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Location14081 U.S. Route 11, Bristol, Virginia
Coordinates 36°38′15.5″N82°7′6″W / 36.637639°N 82.11833°W / 36.637639; -82.11833
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1815 (1815)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 04000840 [1]
VLR No.095-0022
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 2004
Designated VLRJune 16, 2004 [2]

Walnut Grove, also known as the Robert Preston House, is a historic plantation house located just outside Bristol in Washington County, Virginia. It was built about 1815, and is a two-story, Georgian style timber-frame dwelling covered with wood weatherboard. The house has a gable roof and has a one-story full-width porch. The Grove was built on the Walnut Grove property in 1857. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [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. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. Paul Hardin Kapp (January 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Walnut Grove" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos