Poplar Hill (Smithfield, Virginia)
Poplar Hill is a historic home located near Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The house was built about 1793, and is a 1 1/2-story, frame, hall and parlor-plan dwelling. It has an early 19th-century lean-to rear addition, a post American Civil War kitchen addition, a 1920s one-room addition, and a screened-in front porch on the main facade. Also on the property are the contributing wash house, shed, garage, and stable, and the sites of a smokehouse, kitchen, carriage house, and ice house.[3]
Poplar Hill | |
 Poplar Hill in April, 2017 | |
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| Location | 7968 Purvis Ln. (VA 673), 0.9 mi. NW of jct. with VA 677, near Smithfield, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°2′5″N 76°40′54″W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1793 |
| Architectural style | Early Republic |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000975[1] |
| VLR No. | 046-0096 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 18, 1995 |
| Designated VLR | June 27, 1995[2] |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- Marilyn S. Melchor (October 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Poplar Hill" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
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