Belmont is a historic plantation house where Nat Turner's Rebellion took place. Located near Capron, Southampton County, Virginia, it was built about 1790 and is a 1+1⁄2-story, frame dwelling sheathed in weatherboard. It has a side gable roof with dormers and sits on a brick foundation. It has a single pile, central-hall plan and features a Chinese lattice railing on the second story. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse and office. At Belmont, on the morning of August 23, 1831, Nat Turner's slave rebellion was effectively suppressed.[3]
Belmont | |
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| Location | Off Buckhorn Quarter Road, northeast of Capron, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°43′37″N 77°10′17″W / 36.72694°N 77.17139°W |
| Area | 145 acres (59 ha) |
| Built | c. 1790 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73002061[1] |
| VLR No. | 087-0030 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 3, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | July 17, 1973[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#73002061)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Belmont" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo