Pleasant Point (Scotland, Virginia)

Pleasant Point
Pleasant Point, HABS Photo
Pleasant Point (Scotland, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Pleasant Point (Scotland, Virginia)
Pleasant Point (Scotland, Virginia) is located in the United States
Pleasant Point (Scotland, Virginia)
Location1 mi. S of Scotland on VA 637, near Scotland, Virginia
Coordinates37°10′25″N 76°46′32″W / 37.17361°N 76.77556°W / 37.17361; -76.77556
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Builtc. 1724 (1724)
NRHP reference No.76002122[1]
VLR No.090-0020
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1976
Designated VLRSeptember 17, 1975[2]

Pleasant Point, also known as Crouches Creek Plantation, is a historic home located near Scotland, Surry County, Virginia. It was built about 1724, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, double pile frame dwelling with brick ends. It has a gable roof and originally had a hall-parlor plan, later modified to a central-hall plan. The interior woodwork was largely replaced in the 1950s, although it retains some original doors, framing and original bowfat in the dining room. Also on the property are a contributing dairy, smokehouse, laundry and a four-step terrace leading down to the bluffs overlooking the James River.[3]

Pleasant Point is a plantation on the south side of the James River in Surry, Virginia

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Pleasant Point" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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