Walnut Grove (Bristol, Virginia) Explained

Walnut Grove
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 16, 2004[1]
Designated Other1 Number:095-0022
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:36.6376°N -82.1183°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Georgian
Added:August 11, 2004
Area:Less than
Refnum:04000840

Walnut Grove, also known as the Robert Preston House, is a historic plantation house located just outside Bristol in Washington County, Virginia. It was built about 1815, and is a two-story, Georgian style timber-frame dwelling covered with wood weatherboard. The house has a gable roof and has a one-story full-width porch. The Grove was built on the Walnut Grove property in 1857.[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: Walnut Grove . Paul Hardin Kapp. January 2004. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos