Belmont (Capron, Virginia)

Belmont is a historic plantation house where Nat Turner's slave rebellion took place. Located near Capron, Southampton County, Virginia, it was built about 1790 and is a 1 1/2-story, frame dwelling sheathed in weatherboard. It has a side gable roof with dormers and sits on a brick foundation. It has a single pile, central-hall plan and features a Chinese lattice railing on the second story. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse and office. At Belmont, on the morning of August 23, 1831, Nat Turner's slave rebellion was effectively suppressed.[3]

Belmont
Roadside view
LocationOff Buckhorn Quarter Road, northeast of Capron, Virginia
Coordinates36°43′37″N 77°10′17″W
Area145 acres (59 ha)
Builtc. 1790 (1790)
NRHP reference No.73002061[1]
VLR No.087-0030
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1973
Designated VLRJuly 17, 1973[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System  (#73002061)". 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 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Belmont" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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