Westview (Brookneal, Virginia)

Westview, also known as the Elam Homestead and Terrell Place, is a historic plantation house and farm located in Charlotte County, Virginia; the nearest community is Brookneal, which is in Campbell County. It was built in 1832, and is a two-story, three bay, single pile, brick dwelling in the Federal style. It has two later frame additions. Also on the property are three contributing log slave cabins, a frame milk house, log smokehouse, log schoolhouse, log shed, two barns, a stable / hay barn, ice pit, a family cemetery, and a slave cemetery.[3]

Westview
Gate to the farmhouse driveway
Location1672 Terrell Rd., near Brookneal, Virginia
Coordinates37°1′37″N 78°51′53″W
Area82.3 acres (33.3 ha)
Built1832 (1832)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.00000067[1]
VLR No.019-5169
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 2000
Designated VLRDecember 1, 1999[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[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. Kathy Lee Erlandson Liston (September 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Westview" (PDF). Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. and Accompanying photos
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