Preston House | |
Designated Other1: | Virginia Landmarks Register |
Designated Other1 Date: | March 15, 2000[1] |
Designated Other1 Number: | 086-0003 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 36.8053°N -81.6181°W |
Architecture: | Greek Revival, Federal |
Added: | November 25, 1969 |
Refnum: | 69000280 |
Preston House, also known as Herondon and the John Montgomery Preston House, is a historic home located near Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. It was built in 1842, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick Federal style dwelling. It features two closely matched doorways with a transom and sidelights, framed and divided by slender Tuscan order columns with an entablature and Greek Revival block composition above. The house was built "as a tavern or stagecoach inn along the Wilderness Road." This inn served travellers for some 22 years until 1864.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
In 2022, it was announced that the house is scheduled for demolition in order to build a truck stop. [3]