Belmont (Capron, Virginia)
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Belmont | |
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| Location | Northeast of Capron off VA 652, near Capron, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°43′37″N 77°10′17″W / 36.72694°N 77.17139°WCoordinates: 36°43′37″N 77°10′17″W / 36.72694°N 77.17139°W |
| Area | 145 acres (59 ha) |
| Built | c. 1790 |
| NRHP Reference # | 73002061[1] |
| VLR # | 087-0030 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 3, 1973 |
| Designated VLR | July 17, 1973[2] |
Belmont is a historic plantation house 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]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ 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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