Montrose (McKenney, Virginia) explained

Montrose
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 16, 2004[1]
Designated Other1 Number:026-0031
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:19216 Old White Oak Rd., McKenney, Virginia
Coordinates:37.0078°N -77.7775°W
Architecture:Federal, I-house
Added:August 11, 2004
Refnum:04000855

Montrose is a historic farmhouse located near McKenney, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1828, and is a -story, three-bay, frame structure with a center-hall plan. It has been enlarged at least twice to become L-shaped in plan. It features a double-shouldered end chimneys of stone with brick stacks. The interior has Federal style woodwork. It was the birthplace of the Confederate General Roger Atkinson Pryor and long the home of the locally prominent Baskerville family.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Montrose . John G. Zehmer, Jr.. March 2004. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos