Preston House (Saltville, Virginia)

Preston House
Location VA 107, Saltville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°52′15″N 81°45′43″W / 36.87083°N 81.76194°W / 36.87083; -81.76194Coordinates: 36°52′15″N 81°45′43″W / 36.87083°N 81.76194°W / 36.87083; -81.76194
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built c. 1795 (1795)
Built by Irby, Francis; Dungan, Jesse
NRHP Reference # 76002120[1]
VLR # 086-0006
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 30, 1976
Designated VLR [2]

The Preston House, also known as the Palmer House, was a historic home located at Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia. The original section was built about 1795. It was a two-story, gable-roofed, double-pile frame structure covered with beaded weatherboard. It consisted of a two-story, five bay center section flanked by later, and lower, two-story, three bay flanking wings. The house was built by lawyer and politician Francis Preston (1765–1836), whose family owned the salt works. The house was destroyed in 1978.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Preston House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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