Falkland (Redd Shop, Virginia) Explained

Falkland
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:March 20, 1979[1]
Designated Other1 Number:073-0039
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:Northwest of Meherrin, Virginia, on Falkland Road
Coordinates:37.1308°N -78.4089°W
Built:c. /1815
Added:June 22, 1979
Refnum:79003071

Falkland is a historic plantation house located at Redd Shop, Prince Edward County, Virginia. It was built about 1750, and the frame dwelling consists of a two-story, four-bay, central block with one-story flanking wings. It has a hall-and-parlor plan. A two-story, two-bay frame rear ell was added in the 1850s.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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: Falkland . Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff. March 1979 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo