Pleasant Point (Scotland, Virginia)

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
Pleasant Point
Pleasant Point, HABS Photo
Location1 mi. S of Scotland on VA 637, near Scotland, Virginia
Coordinates37°10′25″N 76°46′32″W
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]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[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. 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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