George Oscar Thompson House

George Oscar Thompson House, also known as the Sam Ward Bishop House, was a historic home located near Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia. It was built in 1886–1887, and was a two-story, three bay, "T"-shaped frame dwelling. It had a foundation of rubble limestone. The front facade featured a one-story porch on the center bay supported by chamfered posts embellished with sawn brackets. Also on the property were a contributing limestone spring house, a one-room log structure (late 18th- to early 19th-century), and a 1 1/2-story frame structure (1831 through 1851). Tradition suggests the latter buildings were the first and second houses built by the Thompson family.[3]

George Oscar Thompson House
LocationRoute 604, near Tazewell, Virginia
Coordinates37°4′19″N 81°33′21″W
Area17 acres (6.9 ha)
Built1886 (1886)-1887
Built byThomas Mastin Hawkins
Architectural styleLog house
NRHP reference No.82004608[1]
VLR No.092-0018
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 28, 1982
Designated VLRNovember 18, 1980[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

Former site of the house; a different residence was under construction in 2017

It was demolished by 2017, when a new house was photographed under construction on this site.

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. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (March 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: George Oscar Thompson House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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