Prospect (Topping, Virginia)

Prospect is a historic plantation house located near Topping, Middlesex County, Virginia. The house was constructed between 1820 and 1850, and is a 2 1/2-story, five-bay, frame dwelling with a gable roof in the Federal style. Two 38-foot chimneys abut each end of the house and the front and rear facades have identical gable-roofed porticos. Also on the property are the contributing a 19th-century carriage house, an early 1900s farm shed, and the original brick-lined well.[3]

Prospect
Roadside view
Location2847 Grey's Point Rd., Topping, Virginia
Coordinates37°36′1.5″N 76°26′39.5″W
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Builtc. 1849 (1849)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.04000480[1]
VLR No.059-0025
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 19, 2004
Designated VLRMarch 17, 2004[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Patricia R. Perhson and Mary C. Taylor (December 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Prospect" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos


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