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Prestwould
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Virginia Landmarks Register
Prestwould, June 2009
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Location	N of Clarksville, Virginia
Coordinates	36°38′59″N 78°33′51″W / 36.64972°N 78.56417°W / 36.64972; -78.56417
Area	46 acres (19 ha)
Built	1795
NRHP reference No.	69000260
VLR No.	058-0045
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 1, 1969
Designated NHL	July 31, 2003
Designated VLR	November 5, 1968

Prestwould is a historic house near Clarksville, Virginia. It is the most intact and best documented plantation surviving in Southside Virginia. The house was built by Sir Peyton Skipwith, 7th Baronet Skipwith, who moved his family from his Elm Hill Plantation to Prestwould in 1797. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2003. It is located on the north side of the Roanoke River, 1-mile (1.6 km) inland, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of the intersection of Route 15 and Route 701, and approximately one mile north of Clarksville's town limits. Now a museum property, it is open for tours from April to October, or by appointment.

Description and history

Prestwould Plantation today consists of almost 46 acres (19 ha) on the north side of the Roanoke River. Its main house is situated on a hill overlooking the upper reaches of John H. Kerr Reservoir, a result of damming the river in the 1950s. The plantation complex includes eight buildings, all built before 1830 and most dating to the 1780s. The house is a handsome stone building with a hip roof and a pair of interior chimneys. The main facade is symmetrical, with seven bays. The center three bays of the first floor are sheltered by a gabled porch, supported by Doric columns. Similar porches are found on two other sides of the building. The secondary buildings of the complex are all wood-frame structures, and include an office, plantation store, slave quarters, and a pair of smokehouses.

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

References

1. ^ Hudgins, Carter L., Edward Chappell, and John H. Sprinkle Jr. (September 1, 2001), National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Prestwould (PDF), National Park Service{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) and Accompanying 17 photos, exterior and interior, from 2001 and 2002 (32 KB)
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
4. ^ "Prestwould". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2008.
5. ^ Staff, Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, James W. Moody Jr., Director (April 28, 1969), National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Prestwould (PDF), National Park Service{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

• Prestwould, the house and touring information
• Prestwould, Mecklenburg County, one photo at Virginia DHR
• Prestwould Plantation, U.S. Route 15 vicinity, Clarksville vicinity, Mecklenburg County, VA: 4 photos, 23 drawings, 2 data pages, at Historic American Buildings Survey
• Prestwould family cemetery on Find a Grave

• Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
• Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
• National Historic Landmarks in Virginia
• Museums in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
• Historic house museums in Virginia
• Houses completed in 1795
• Plantation houses in Virginia
• Georgian architecture in Virginia
• Houses in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
• National Register of Historic Places in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
• Slave cabins and quarters in the United States