Provost is a historic home located near Powhatan, Powhatan County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1800, as a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, frame dwelling. It was expanded by an additional three bays in the mid-19th century. The building housed a general store that operated there from at least 1867 until about 1945, and a post office from 1902 to 1939. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse with attached wash house (formerly a blacksmith shop), a corn house and a machine shed.[3]
Provost | |
Location | 4801 Cartersville Rd., near Powhatan, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°36′03″N 77°59′02″W / 37.60083°N 77.98389°W |
Area | 61 acres (25 ha) |
Built | c. 1800 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 99001603[1] |
VLR No. | 072-0055 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 1999 |
Designated VLR | September 15, 1999[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[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.
- ^ Ruth Doumlele, John G. Zehmer and Ann M. Andrus (June 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Provost" (PDF). and Accompanying photo