Falkland (Redd Shop, Virginia)

Falkland
Roadside view
LocationNorthwest of Meherrin, Virginia, on Falkland Road
Coordinates37°7′51″N 78°24′32″W / 37.13083°N 78.40889°W / 37.13083; -78.40889
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Builtc. 1750 (1750)/1815
NRHP reference No.79003071[1]
VLR No.073-0039
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1979
Designated VLRMarch 20, 1979[2]

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.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission staff (March 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Falkland" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo