Clark Royster House

Clark Royster House
Location 300 Rose Hill Ave., Clarksville, Virginia
Coordinates 36°37′38″N 78°33′29″W / 36.62722°N 78.55806°W / 36.62722; -78.55806Coordinates: 36°37′38″N 78°33′29″W / 36.62722°N 78.55806°W / 36.62722; -78.55806
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 96001455[1]
VLR # 192-0071
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 16, 1996
Designated VLR June 19, 1996[2]

The Clark Royster House is a historic home located at Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, single-pile Federal style brick dwelling. Also on the property are the contributing site of a combined kitchen and slave quarters and an original 65-foot-deep rock well. It was the former home of Clark Royster, founder of the town of Clarksville.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Elizabeth Barthold O'Brien (December 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clark Royster House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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