Fourqurean House

Fourqurean House
Location 2.4 mi. SW of South Boston, near South Boston, Virginia
Coordinates 36°39′21″N 78°56′27″W / 36.65583°N 78.94083°W / 36.65583; -78.94083Coordinates: 36°39′21″N 78°56′27″W / 36.65583°N 78.94083°W / 36.65583; -78.94083
Area 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1830 (1830)
NRHP Reference # 80004192[1]
VLR # 041-0073
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 6, 1980
Designated VLR July 18, 1978[2]

Fourqurean House, also known as The Little Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia. It was built about 1830, and is a one-story, three-bay frame structure clad with beaded weatherboards and set upon a high five-course American-bond basement. It has a gable roof and features tall flanking exterior brick end chimneys. Also on the property are the contributing two smokehouses, a loom house, and a carriage house.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[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 (September 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fourqurean House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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