Prospect (Topping, Virginia)
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| Location | 2847 Grey's Point Rd., Topping, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°36′1.5″N 76°26′39.5″W / 37.600417°N 76.444306°W |
| Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Built | c. 1849 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000480[1] |
| VLR No. | 059-0025 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 19, 2004 |
| Designated VLR | March 17, 2004[2] |
Prospect is a historic plantation house located near Topping, Middlesex County, Virginia. The house was constructed between 1820 and 1850, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, frame dwelling with a gable roof in the Federal style. Two 38-foot chimneys abut each end of the house and the front and rear facades have identical gable-roofed porticos. Also on the property are the contributing 19th-century carriage house, an early 1900s farm shed, and the original brick-lined well.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Patricia R. Perhson and Mary C. Taylor (December 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Prospect" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
Categories:
- Plantation houses in Virginia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Federal architecture in Virginia
- Houses completed in 1849
- Houses in Middlesex County, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Virginia
- 1849 establishments in Virginia
- Middle Peninsula Registered Historic Place stubs