Falkland (Redd Shop, Virginia)

Falkland
Roadside view
Location Northwest of Meherrin, Virginia, on Falkland Road
Coordinates 37°7′51″N 78°24′32″W / 37.13083°N 78.40889°W / 37.13083; -78.40889Coordinates: 37°7′51″N 78°24′32″W / 37.13083°N 78.40889°W / 37.13083; -78.40889
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built c. 1750 (1750)/1815
NRHP reference # 79003071[1]
VLR # 073-0039
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 22, 1979
Designated VLR March 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. 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 5 June 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
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