Preston House (Marion, Virginia)

Coordinates: 36°48′19″N 81°37′05″W / 36.80528°N 81.61806°W

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Preston House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

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Location	S of jct. of Rtes. 645 and U.S. 11, near Marion, Virginia
Coordinates	36°48′19″N 81°37′05″W / 36.80528°N 81.61806°W / 36.80528; -81.61806
Area	20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built	1842; 182 years ago (1842)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.	69000280^[1]
VLR No.	086-0003
Added to NRHP	November 25, 1969
Designated VLR	March 15, 2000^[2]

Preston House, also known as Herondon and the John Montgomery Preston House, is a historic home located near Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. It was built in 1842, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick Federal style dwelling. It features two closely matched doorways with a transom and sidelights, framed and divided by slender Tuscan order columns with an entablature and Greek Revival block composition above. The house was built "as a tavern or stagecoach inn along the Wilderness Road." This inn served travellers for some 22 years until 1864.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.^[1]

In 2022, it was announced that the house is scheduled for demolition in order to build a truck stop. ^[4]

References

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (August 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Preston House" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
^ Hernandez, Jack. "PRESTON HOUSE NOW ON ENDANGERED HISTORIC PLACES LIST". The Fox Tales. Retrieved 2022-08-11.

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