Clark Royster House Explained

Clark Royster House
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 19, 1996[1]
Designated Other1 Number:192-0071
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:36.6272°N -78.5581°W
Architecture:Federal
Added:December 16, 1996
Refnum:96001455

The Clark Royster House is a historic home located at Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, single-pile Federal style brick dwelling. Also on the property are the contributing site of a combined kitchen and slave quarters and an original 65-foot-deep rock well. It was the former home of Clark Royster, founder of the town of Clarksville.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clark Royster House. Elizabeth Barthold O'Brien. December 1995 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo